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Japan’s Growth Strategy: a powerful tailwind for equities and active investing
  • 12 Aug 2026

Japan’s new Growth Strategy aims to channel over JPY 370 trillion into AI, digital infrastructure and other strategic sectors, supporting earnings growth and productivity. Combined with governance...

Tame CPI Adds to Early Stock Gains on AI Earnings
  • 12 Aug 2026

The July Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% and core inflation was up 0.2%, which Schwab experts say may keep the Fed on hold. A $42 billion 10-year Treasury auction is on tap today.

AI in Emerging Asia: A Dynamic Ecosystem
  • 12 Aug 2026

Emerging Asia has taken center stage in the AI revolution. From hyperscalers to chip producers and infrastructure enablers, companies across the region anchor a vibrant ecosystem with myriad invest...

Bond Voyage: The role of investment research in the age of AI
  • 11 Aug 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already helping research analysts work more efficiently, but could it ultimately replace them?

EP 148: Is the AI boom cracking? Inside July’s sell-off and beyond
  • 11 Aug 2026

Beyond the AI Theme: The Case for a Broad, Actively Managed Approach to EM Equities
  • 11 Aug 2026

Emerging markets have quietly done something impressive: they’ve compounded through a year of genuine stress.

AI Decoded: 10-K filings - reading between the risks
  • 10 Aug 2026

Explore how AI and NLP analyse 10-K risk disclosures to identify changing corporate risks and support systematic equity investing.

What Could Break the AI Trade
  • 10 Aug 2026

We remain slightly bullish on U.S. equities, as strong earnings growth and a resilient economy continue to support markets. However, AI-related leverage has become an increasingly important risk wo...

Equity Diversification in an Era of Concentration
  • 10 Aug 2026

Tech and AI are driving a greater share of global equity market returns and earnings growth, raising concentration risks and the need for broader diversification.