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AI demand, energy risks, and inflation pressures test market resilience and the Federal Reserve’s outlook on monetary policy.
Private debt keeps gaining ground in insurance portfolios for many reasons. Private debt is increasingly valued for how it can help insurers operationally and strategically: support liability match...
This month we discuss the market reaction to perceived political pressure on the Bank of Japan. We also assess Japan’s “AI Basic Plan”; while the strategy’s effectiveness is difficult to gauge at t...
The markets are looking to the future, whilst central banks are looking to the past.
Despite renewed geopolitical tensions and higher energy prices, investors have remained remarkably resilient. With markets looking through near-term risks and focusing instead on resilient growth,...
Emerging markets are rallying on stronger earnings and improving macro conditions, but growing concentration in AI-linked tech is reshaping risks.
Alex Bowles from our offshore partner, Orbis, discusses how the Orbis Optimal SA Fund is finding opportunities in overlooked Japanese companies as AI-driven...
AI has the potential to meaningfully impact individuals and businesses alike, and its scope is only growing wider. But does that translate into value for investors?
Higher earnings forecasts across corporate credit have raised the bar for second-quarter reporting, while AI hyperscaler capital spending is poised to continue to drive the narrative.
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