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The Evolving Nature of Equity Quality in the Age of AI
  • 19 hours ago

Investors must determine what the AI capital-spending surge means for long-term business durability. Quality investing has always been rooted in a simple idea: over time, shares of companies with r...

Quarterly Digital Assets Review Q2 2026
  • 19 hours ago

Bitcoin's Rount Trip: A Fed-Driven Reversal Erases the Spring RecoveryComing off Q1's roughly 23% decline — the steepest opening-quarter drop in ...

ICOLI and IDFs: A capital-efficient gateway to private markets for insurers
  • 19 hours ago

By: StepStone Insurance Solutions Key takeaways Insurers are increasing allocations to private markets for yield, diversification, and asset-liability matching, but face friction from regula...

Innovation vs. Inflation: The Macro Tension Defining the Second Half
  • 19 hours ago

The second half of 2026 may test investors’ ability to stay optimistic about innovation while staying disciplined on inflation, rates, and valuations.

101: Markets at Mid-Year
  • 16 Jul 2026

Mid-year insights into how 2026 is unfolding and what lies ahead, featuring economic and market forecasts, AI infrastructure financing, and the evolving geopolitical landscape. Plus, market moves,...

More US Stocks Are Marching to a Different Beat
  • 16 Jul 2026

AI leadership has left many stocks moving to a different rhythm. Investors should tune in.  Something unusual is happening in the US equity market. AI infrastructure winners continue to power marke...

USD remains on top, for now
  • 16 Jul 2026

The US dollar led G10 currencies in June on resilient growth and higher yields, but softer payrolls may slow momentum.

Tracking 2026 midyear trends: Geopolitical, AI, inflation and people risk
  • 16 Jul 2026

As business leaders review midyear performance, boards and executives note ongoing volatility across geopolitics, AI and new technologies, economics, and people risk.

Bond Bulletin: Japan goes from laggard to leader of the week
  • 16 Jul 2026

Japan has spent the past year as one of the developed world’s most out-of-favour government bond markets. While Japanese government bonds (JGBs) have recently outperformed, it remains to be seen wh...