Joe Davis explains when oil price volatility becomes an economic risk, how it affects inflation expectations, and what it signals for growth.
This March has delivered its own brand of madness—less bracket busting, more world shaking. Volatility has swept back into equity and commodity markets as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran esc...
The global energy shock has driven up bond yields across developed markets, but the key development is the divergence across regions. This week’s Bond Bulletin explores how bond markets are pricing...
China's electrification strategy drives renewable energy adoption, grid modernization, and industrial growth in EVs, AI, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
History doesn’t repeat itself, but often it rhymes. Financial markets are once again contending with a 1970s-style Middle East energy crisis that has the power to raise inflation, worsen fiscal...
The growth and inflation impacts are seen by markets as risks to be hedged, while robust corporate earnings forecast support equities.
Geopolitical shocks rarely disrupt markets for long – unless they spill into the real economy.
Natural resources stocks look set to benefit from ‘Supercycle 2.0’.
A modest allocation to private assets—implemented within a well-designed target-date framework—can potentially improve portfolio efficiency and help retirement savers achieve better outcomes.
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