Interest Rates Unchanged as Fed’s Course Remains Unclear
The Fed held rates steady as competing inflation and labor market risks gave most policymakers...
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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 sell-off in software stocks last...
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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....
Politics, Currencies and Relative Value
The US dollar is lower against most currencies so far this year. Some extreme commentary has dubbed it the ‘debasement’ trade. Others say it is...
Yields Spike, Costs Lag
Markets can reprice JGBs overnight, but the real fault line between volatility and vulnerability is when the effective interest rate surpasses growth Japan’s ultra-long-bond sell-off...
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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...
Q1 2026 Outlook: Visibility Means Risk On
Entering 2026, clearer fiscal and monetary signals support a more risk-on outlook, as AI, private...
Silver: At the Intersection of Megatrends
Silver’s New Playbook:AI, Defence and the Power Build-Out Shifting Demand (and Risk) Profile BOTTOM LINE...
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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...
Season 8, Post 2: Robo(taxi) wars
“When machines begin to understand, reason and act in the...
A Brief Reprieve
Investors had a brief reprieve from geopolitical surprises at the...
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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...
Charting a Course Through the Changing Responsible Investment Landscape
How understanding market dynamics and research led insights help us guide clients through a fast-evolving responsible investment...
The LDI Curriculum: 3 Lessons You Can’t Skip This Autumn
This summer, UK gilt markets have outwardly been remarkably calm. Ten-year gilts have traded within a narrow...