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Navigating market risks in US small-cap growth
Navigating risks that have emerged in US small-cap growth stocks.

Volatility challenges: time tested thoughts on navigating unsettled markets
Timely thoughts for investors to deal with today’s key challenges.

The UK’s dovish turn: The £ gets pounded
The Bank of England’s May meeting has stoked recession and stagflation risks, and a more measured approach to tightening.

In accelerating policy normalisation, Fed seeks to reaffirm credibility
In raising rates by 50 basis points, the Federal Reserve acknowledges the need to prioritize accelerating inflation.
Amid volatility, healthcare’s appeal grows
What are the opportunities in the healthcare sector in today’s uncertain financial markets?

The fog of war: a multi-asset view
Paul O’Connor, Head of the UK-based Multi-Asset Team, considers the prospects for financial markets over the next few months, as investors contend with market uncertainty around central bank hawkishness, the war in Ukraine and lingering Chinese concerns.

One Down, Three to Go
Updated strategist predictions for 2022 and a look at the relationship between first quarter and rest of year returns.

Revisiting U.S. Growth in a Challenging Environment
The outlook for growth equities as market dynamics shift.

The balancing act: navigating central bank policy divergence
The challenge for central banks has grown more complicated with volatility in bond markets and mounting inflationary pressures. Investors face a similar balancing act in navigating the central bank policy divergence that is set to characterise 2022 and beyond.

Russia Ukraine market impact – a week on
A little over a week on from the beginning of the conflict, Ben Lofthouse, Head of Global Equity Income, explores how markets have reacted.

What’s changed ‒ and hasn’t ‒ for large caps?
Has the fundamental picture for US large-cap stocks changed in a shifting macro environment?

Things have changed: the options market suggests monetary tightening to moderate
Option markets indicate that the Ukraine crisis will result in a slower pace of monetary tightening.