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Is all the bad news over for the equity market?
Markets have been gripped by renewed and higher volatility in 2022, but has it turned equities into a buy? Portfolio Manager Oliver Blackbourn considers what current market indicators suggest.
When the rising tide that lifts all boats subsides
This year’s bond market selloff exposed the risks embedded in relative-return strategies tethered to market cap-weighted benchmarks.
The root of the US recession question
Is US GDP growth likely to turn negative over the next year?
Storing cash
Comparing the maturity profiles on Treasuries with their “risk of loss” history to reach conclusions about where value might lie within shorter maturities.
Global Perspectives Podcast: The high is back in high yield
Recession risks and rising rates have lifted yields on high yield bonds so are these concerns now largely priced in?
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.
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.
China’s trilemma and the renminbi’s fall
The renminbi’s resilience has faltered as appetite for Chinese assets has turned. What does this mean for China’s markets as the country faces a rekindled policy trilemma?
Inflation: no rerun of that ’70s show
We believe that inflation is much less rooted than the recent central banker rhetoric would indicate, and that conditions are ripe for a near-term moderation in price rises.
Market volatility amplifies themes in industrials
Considering long-term themes in industrials during the latest stretch of market volatility.
Research in Action Podcast: Tech’s mega themes show no signs of slowing
Rising interest rates have weighed on technology stock multiples, but investors shouldn’t lose sight of the sector’s powerful secular trends.