Investment analysis for yield and duration-focused investors
Fears of an inflation spike bolster the case for adding equity income exposure to allocations. Conflict in the Middle East has raised the specter of inflation again. As the energy price shock thre...
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...
The reaction to the latest oil price shock provides further evidence that those countries which have taken steps to strengthen their financial position are being rewarded by bond investors.
Middle East tensions, high-profile defaults in private credit, and broader macro uncertainty have fuelled investor concerns around the potential impact on the European banking sector.
Franklin Templeton Institute examines the evolution of private credit, its risk/return characteristics, and why commercial real estate debt represents a viable alternative to traditional fixed inco...
ClearBridge Investments: Energy-driven inflation and geopolitical risk increase the likelihood of higher-for-longer interest rates, which listed infrastructure has several mechanisms for passing th...
The oil price shock has driven unprecedented moves in European rates since the start of the war in Iran. In the wake of the two-week ceasefire announced on 7 April 2026, this week’s Bond Bulletin e...
Global credit delivered negative returns in March, reflecting a period of spread widening on the back of the conflict in the Middle East and related concerns around oil prices.
Targeted interventions could lower mortgage rates, but missteps risk making affordability worse.
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