What do you need to know? US interest rates are likely to increase again before the end of 2026, the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed. All members of the rate-setting committee voted in favour of a 25 basis-point rate hike to 3.75%-4.0% in September, and “most” felt that another hike “would likely
Following a sharp sell-off in US high yield, improved valuations are creating an opportunity to add higher-quality yield.
The global economy is undergoing a profound realignment to a more self-interested, transactional approach as regionalisation replaces the old rules-based order
France’s bond market turmoil highlights growing investor concerns over fiscal sustainability amid persistent deficits and political uncertainty.
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Explore Morningstar’s Q4 2026 US Stock Market Outlook for our latest market update, economic data, sector valuations, and more. Download now to learn more.
In European real estate, the question is no longer just where an asset sits, but whether it can get the power it needs.
Our global capital markets outlooks generally moved lower in the second quarter as risk assets rallied sharply. The rebound reversed much of a first-quarter rotation into value stocks, with strong...
Our Mid-Year Capital Market Assumptions highlight that asset return forecasts have generally improved, supported by higher interest rates and more attractive equity valuations. Our 10-year assumpti...
Our long-term asset class forecasts are forward-looking estimates of total return and risk premia for major asset classes. Read our update for Q3 2026.
Our latest Capital Markets Assumptions point to a familiar but important conclusion: we still see a narrower band of outcomes across asset classes, as central banks do less to suppress rates in...
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