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Equity Outlook: AI, Higher Rates Raise the Bar for Diversification
  • 21 hours ago

New risks reinforce the need for high-quality, complementary return drivers.

September Tankan: broad recovery intact; shifting allocations in focus
  • 21 hours ago

The September Tankan reinforces the case for gradual BOJ normalisation, highlighting resilient activity, persistent labour shortages and ongoing price pass-through. Yet earnings growth, margins and...

4Q 2026 Market Outlook
  • 21 hours ago

Swiss Equities: Stability and Growth in Volatile Markets?
  • 21 hours ago

When market leadership rotates: why Swiss equities can be a valuable addition to any equity portfolio

An Invidious Choice? Towards Bond Market Crisis or Yield Curve Control
  • 21 hours ago

The yields on long bonds have risen to multi-decade highs. Debt sustainability fears have festered for years but to no tangible effect—either on investment portfolios or political debate. The most...

Global Macro Outlook: Fourth Quarter 2026
  • 21 hours ago

Despite geopolitical shocks, global growth remains resilient as AI investment helps offset headwinds.

Treasury yields are higher, but not unanchored
  • 21 hours ago

Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs. Discover how economic growth, fiscal pressures, and energy markets are shaping the rate outlook.

Equity outlook: Parallel worlds
  • 01 Oct 2026

Global equity outlook: strong earnings and growth support equities despite trade tensions, bond weakness and energy-driven inflation.

Investment Grade Credit: A compelling income play
  • 01 Oct 2026

For years, income-seeking investors had to venture down the credit spectrum into high yield (HY), accepting materially higher default risk in exchange for a bigger coupon. It was, for a long time,...