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Consensus · Bull case · Bear case · Drivers Week of 2 November 2026

Who's paying for AI, who's holding rates, and what the Budget changed

Alphabet lost about $500bn of market value on Thursday after results that fell short of forecasts in advertising. Amazon's investment spending ran ahead of its cash generation over the past year, and Meta priced about $37.5bn of new equity. Central banks gave little sign of a broad easing cycle. The Fed, the ECB and the Bank of Japan held, the Fed with two votes for a hike, and the Bank of Canada raised rates. US growth…

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Weekly CIO views: Recent upside inflation surprises have complicated the outlook for U.S. Federal Reserve policy.

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India Mid-year Market Outlook FY2027

What you'll find in this report ... Want the full picture? Click Download to access CBRE Research's complete India Mid-Year Market Outlook FY2027.

Thematic / Megatrends · Fixed Income

Q4 2026 Outlook: The Bond Squeeze

The AI trade continues to evolve, but is intact. Rising bond yields are appealing, but because of this are putting downward pressure on other parts of your por…

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