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Ceasefire opens Strait of Hormuz: market implications
  • 14 Apr 2026

A two-week US–Iran ceasefire is set to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns and pushing Brent crude prices lower. However, uncertainty remains.

Q2 2026 Investment Outlook
  • 14 Apr 2026

A harder path to read

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Rock the boat
  • 14 Apr 2026

With the US now enforcing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, what will it mean for credit markets? Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.

UBP Weekly View - Fragility persists in the Middle East
  • 14 Apr 2026

Following the announcement of a two-week US–Iran ceasefire on Tuesday, 7 April, risk assets were supported by the perception that the worst may have been avoided.

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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook March 2026
  • 14 Apr 2026

Japanese equities declined sharply in March as heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drove a renewed...

On My Mind: The $ is dead, long live the $
  • 14 Apr 2026

Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai shares her perspective on the US dollar. She believes any recent weakness should be understood as cyclical rather than structural because the dollar’...

Macroeconomic Update: Growth Resilience Meets Geopolitical Risk
  • 14 Apr 2026

While the U.S. economy remains relatively stable, it is vulnerable to sustained hostilities in the Middle East.

Macro-factors revisited: an evolving approach to portfolio resilience
  • 14 Apr 2026

Building upon IFM Investors’ earlier research on macro-factor exposures across public and private markets, with a particular focus on private infrastructure, this paper aims to improve the robustne...

The Weekly Brief
  • 13 Apr 2026

The Bank of England (BoE) is in a challenging position as the UK economy battles with still-sticky inflation and questions around the growth outlook. Last week’s data showed headline inflation acce...