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Weekly Comments on Credit: November 21, 2025
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Investor uncertainty made for volatile markets, with questions remaining around artificial intelligence company valuations and the prospect of a U.S. rate cut next month, as delayed employment data...

CHINA: THE NEXT LEG UP
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China continues to demonstrate robust economic growth, despite global uncertainty. Ygal Sebban, Investment Director, Emerging Markets Equities, highlights the country’s resilience and its potential...

Talking Carbon Capture with Tim Vail, CEO of Ion Clean Energy
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The opportunity for carbon capture technology is expanding as the role of natural gas in power generation grows in an emissions-constrained world. Ion Clean Energy, which includes Chevron, ExxonMob...

A new era of monetary and fiscal policy or back to the future? What investors should know
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Discover how shifts in monetary and fiscal policy can impact inflation, central bank independence, and markets—and what it means for investors.

AI: How deep are the bond market’s pockets?
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For much of the past year, the AI story in markets has been one of unrestrained optimism. Firms have been racing to spend on chips, infrastructure, and data centres, and equity valuations have gene...

IT’S PROBABLY A BUBBLE, BUT THERE IS PLENTY E...
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In GMO’s Quarterly Letter, Ben Inker offers agnostic investors a guide to navigating the AI boom—bubble or not—based on a taxonomy of 21st-century bubbles and plenty of risk assets to choose from.

Souring Sentiment Sends Stocks Lower
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Global equities fell despite strong AI earnings and US job gains

How Generative AI Could Rewrite the Software Playbook
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Generative AI could transform the software industry by accelerating workflows, enhancing client engagement, and creating new revenue opportunities—moving tasks that once took hours to just seconds.

EU Pay Transparency Directive — How benefits could impact your gender pay gap
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Benefits are included in the definition of 'pay' under the EU Pay Transparency Directive; companies need to balance between taking a pragmatic approach and ensuring compliance.