Macro

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Why Today’s Heightened Dispersion Suits a Systematic Approach
  • 11 hours ago

When bond markets exhibit wide credit-spread dispersion, look to a systematic approach to generate alpha. Today’s credit markets look deceptively dull: while average spreads are tight, dispersion a...

Diversification by Design: Tapping the Return Potential of Everyday Cash Flows
  • 11 hours ago

Curating diverse return streams is important. Asset-based finance may help. Diversification is often treated as an asset-allocation decision. How much capital should go to equities? Bonds? Alterna...

Japan’s renaissance: macro, micro and physical AI
  • 26 Mar 2026

Japan is entering an exciting new phase, with several advantages that distinguish it from other major markets. There will inevitably continue to be periods of volatility as geopolitical tensions pl...

Tax Highlights from the 2026 New Brunswick Budget
  • 26 Mar 2026

Minister of Finance René Legacy tabled the 2026/27 New Brunswick provincial budget on March 17, 2026.

Quarterly Views from First Eagle Global Value Team: 1Q26
  • 26 Mar 2026

In this quarter's Views from the Global Value team, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst Adrian Jones explains why he believes investors are embracing opportunities beyond the US as secula...

Finding signals in the noise of the Iran oil shock
  • 26 Mar 2026

The growth and inflation impacts are seen by markets as risks to be hedged, while robust corporate earnings forecast support equities.

ClockWise: ‘Spikeflation’ and the Iran War
  • 26 Mar 2026

History doesn’t repeat itself, but often it rhymes. Financial markets are once again contending with a 1970s-style Middle East energy crisis that has the power to raise inflation, worsen fiscal...

Private‑sector job market insights for the public good
  • 26 Mar 2026

Vanguard shares monthly labor market data, offering timely insights into U.S. hiring and income trends.

A Better Vantage Point: Joe Davis on oil price volatility
  • 26 Mar 2026

Joe Davis explains when oil price volatility becomes an economic risk, how it affects inflation expectations, and what it signals for growth.