Markets Recon

AI Boom or Bubble? Lessons from the Dot-Com Period

17 Apr 2026

This paper compares the current AI-driven market to the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.

By Amundi In Thematic / Megatrends

AI Transition: Survey Findings Suggest Tipping Point Is Near

17 Apr 2026

A new Citi Research report suggests that a tipping point is near for AI adoption in China. Our Innovation Lab survey finds AI adoption is widespread but shallow — but once the tipping point is reac...

By Citi In Sustainability, Industry, Emerging Markets, Thematic / Megatrends

Back to those other bricks

17 Apr 2026

With Middle East peace in sight, the S&P 500 should resume its path to 7,500.

By Federated Hermes In Macro, Equities

Balanced Fund: War and commodity moves define a volatile quarter

17 Apr 2026

Portfolio manager Rory Kutisker Jacobson unpacks...

By Allan Gray In Portfolio Construction, Commodities

Economics Weekly: Bonds Protect Against Growth Shocks, Not Inflation Shocks

17 Apr 2026

In this Economics Weekly Richard de Chazal argues that the stock-to-bond correlation has moved from negative to positive and explains what that means for investors.

By William Blair In Fixed Income, Equities, Macro

Energy shock hits outlook - Investment Clock economic update

17 Apr 2026

The Iran conflict has injected a substantial amount of uncertainty into the outlook. Crudely, growth will be weaker than previously expected and inflation stronger.