Politics, Currencies and Relative Value
The US dollar is lower against most currencies so far this year. Some extreme commentary...
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UK GDP: Still not Growing Much
The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter was weaker than expected, up 0.1% quarter-on-quarter (consensus: 0.2% quarter-on-quarter). This remains an economy that isn’t growing much. Purchasing Managers...
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Nordea Updates Sector Target and Clarifies Position on Oil and Gas Extraction
Following our progress in climate risk management over the past years, we have updated our sector target to further reduce financed emissions from oil and...
Weekly House View | Tech Tantrum
The CIO’s view of the week ahead. The week in review The release of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool by Anthropic fuelled a heavy...
ECB Rates on Hold Even as Inflation Dips; Volatility Hits Markets
The European Central Bank kept its main interest rate at 2% after Eurozone annual inflation eased to 1.7% in January from 2.0% the month before....
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Yields Spike, Costs Lag
Markets can reprice JGBs overnight, but the real fault line between volatility and vulnerability is...
Interest Rates Unchanged as Fed’s Course Remains Unclear
The Fed held rates steady as competing inflation and labor market risks gave most policymakers...
Weekly House View | A Spirit of Dialogue at Davos
The CIO’s view of the week ahead. The week in review Last week saw geopolitical...
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Q1 2026 Outlook: Visibility Means Risk On
Entering 2026, clearer fiscal and monetary signals support a more...
Silver: At the Intersection of Megatrends
Silver’s New Playbook:AI, Defence and the Power Build-Out Shifting Demand...
China’s Persistent Deflation Constrains Market Broadening
Inflation in China accelerated at its fastest pace in nearly...
Weekly House View | Earnings to the Fore
The week in review US jobs growth slowed more than...
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Season 8, Post 2: Robo(taxi) wars
“When machines begin to understand, reason and act in the real world… the ChatGPT moment for physical...
A Brief Reprieve
Investors had a brief reprieve from geopolitical surprises at the end of December, but 2026 started with...
Bond Navigators: Beware the Narrative
In a recent meeting I was asked if I was still positive about sterling credit compared to...
Market Update on Developments in Venezuela
The weekend’s operation in Venezuela and the capture of Maduro have further heightened geopolitical tensions. The development...