In the first instalment of our Holiday top 10, we bring you a playlist curated by the investments team at VanEck:
1. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy
“Crypto’s 2022 performance.”
2. Silent Night – Bing Crosby
“Banks keeping silent on lifting savings rates.”
3. Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
“Philip Lowe trying to outrun inflation without plunging the country into a recession.”
4. We Need a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
“It’s been a stressful year for investors, we all need a little Christmas (and hopefully a Santa rally).”
5. Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry
“International quality small caps could outperform as we exit a downturn.”
6. Last Christmas – Wham!
“The Fed switching from a ‘transitory’ narrative to more pain to come.”
7. All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
“Hoping for a Fed pivot.”
8. O Come, All Ye Faithful – John Francis Wade
“Investors staying invested or staying the course to reap the upside when the market rebounds.”
9. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Frank Loesser
“Those who invested in coal and or commodities are warm and cosy inside, but it’s cold outside for those who didn’t.”
10. Do You Hear What I Hear? – Bing Crosby
“Investors listening for signs of China reopening.”
