This week highlighted the impact of geopolitics on the global economy and markets.
The Nikkei’s strong rally is less a reflection of yen weakness and more driven by global tech sentiment, particularly the semiconductor capex boom. At the same time, Japan’s structural transition a...
Move over PIIGS, and enter the BIFs, or Britain, Italy and France – as it seems a term coined on our Rates desk is now gaining wider traction. The BIFs reflect a shift in focus from legacy concerns...
Stock market sectors are diverging dramatically. Dina Ting explores what has changed in the past three years—and the past 20—alongside implications for investors.
Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape. Global equities declined during a volatile first quarter as the war in Iran roiled energy markets and...
2026 equity outlook: Middle East risks, global market impact, and undervalued pharma—what investors should watch now.
Oil’s rise could linger. Here are six ways bond investors can build resilience. Geopolitics rarely stay contained to the headlines for long. Conflict in the Middle East is already reverberating t...
Explore Nuveen's Global Investment Committee perspectives on the state of the economy, investment markets in 2026 and strategies.
Energy prices matter—but the bigger shock may hit other areas that feed into inflation and growth. With the war in Iran dragging past the original ceasefire deadline, how might the situation impac...
Headlines about private credit ‘cockroaches’ and Business Development Company investors running for the hills are a regular occurrence. Just how worried should we be about this burgeoning part of t...
EM debt rebounded in April as improving risk sentiment lifted both hard and local currency debt, though geopolitical tensions and oil kept markets cautious.
Assessing an environment pointing towards a structurally higher neutral rate, stronger long-term earnings growth, and a renewed need for discipline in both duration management and equity valuation.
Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs) are an essential part of portfolio construction, but they can add unintended risks. Our approach rearranges the process, connecting risk assumptions directly with...
The Multi-Asset Team provide an update on their long-term model-based expectations for capital markets at the start of 2026.
While the year began with ever-shifting winds of change from the second Trump administration, these have settled into a more modest headwind.
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