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    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      Markets InsightGlobal inflation
      What a new normal of higher inflation means for investors

      Central banks are likely to accept a modestly increased rate of rising prices

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Markets InsightCapital markets
      Why I am starting to get excited about bonds for first time in years

      A brutal repricing of the global debt markets is nearing completion

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Markets InsightMarkets
      Why a higher inflation regime will eventually be good for investors

      Stronger nominal demand will mean stronger earnings and sustainably higher interest rates

    • Monday, 14 March, 2022
      Markets InsightUK business & economy
      Is the UK economy heading back to the chaos of the 1970s?

      Inflation may rise above 9% and stay at that level for much of the year

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
      Markets InsightCapital markets
      Bond markets still under threat despite Omicron uncertainty

      Central banks to start process of normalising interest rates in 2022

    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      Markets InsightMonetary policy
      What the Bank of England exit strategy signals for other central banks

      Investors need to watch out for any potential shift in thinking

    • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
      Markets InsightUS equities
      Equity markets signal it is time to diversify

      High valuations indicate investors should look beyond tech and consumer stocks

    • Monday, 15 February, 2021
      Markets InsightEuropean equities
      The consensus is wrong on European stocks

      Given current low expectations, there are opportunities for investors

    • Monday, 12 October, 2020
      Markets InsightBrexit
      Brexit will affect markets, deal or no deal

      Investors braced for long-awaited resolution to EU-UK negotiations on their future ties

    • Monday, 6 July, 2020
      Markets InsightFederal Reserve
      Don’t fight the Fed but don’t depend on it either

      Investors will be smarting if withdrawal of stimulus knocks all assets at the same time

    • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
      Global Economy
      Coronavirus will awaken inflationary forces before year is out

      Virus-induced deflation will soon fade, favouring stocks and inflation-linked bonds

    • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
      Markets InsightClimate change
      Markets must listen to central bankers’ green conversion

      Get set for a reorientation, and perhaps an extension, of asset purchase programmes

    • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
      Markets InsightUK government spending
      ‘Magic money tree’ offers sour fruit for bondholders

      Beware the impact of spending pledges from across the UK’s political spectrum

    • Monday, 15 July, 2019
      Markets InsightMonetary policy
      Investors must brace for extraordinary policy reactions

      A co-ordinated fiscal and monetary response may be the best fit but with unpredictable consequences

    • Monday, 20 May, 2019
      Markets InsightEquities
      Markets are showing unwarranted faith in the Federal Reserve

      Monetary authorities are unable to counter the potential fallout from economic shocks

    • Thursday, 21 February, 2019
      Markets InsightEquities
      Time for stock investors to prepare for a bumpier ride

      A lot needs to go right for equity markets to extend their rebound this year

    • Wednesday, 2 January, 2019
      Markets InsightEquities
      Only nimble investors can tackle the US-China trade war threat

      Portfolios can be tweaked to improve resilience but no single strategy will work

    • Monday, 8 October, 2018
      Markets InsightAsset allocation
      Equity investors can defend against the next downturn

      Defensive sectors such as consumer staples a better path than jumping out of equities completely

    • Monday, 6 August, 2018
      Markets InsightSovereign bonds
      Complacency over low-inflation world risks biting bond investors

      Bond market still underestimates danger posed by political developments in the west

    • Monday, 8 January, 2018
      World
      Stoxx 600 at 2-year high as European bourses extend global rally
    • Monday, 18 December, 2017
      Markets InsightEurozone economy
      US employment trend set to boost Europe stocks

      Mounting pressure to join the labour force will bolster corporate earnings

    • Monday, 30 October, 2017
      UK Budget
      Hammond appoints Citadel economist as new economic adviser
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