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Weekly Comments on Credit: October 9, 2026
  • 09 Oct 2026

Escalating Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude oil prices above $100 per barrel and kept global bond yields elevated, weighing on risk assets for much of the week....

Looking to the Futures
  • 08 Oct 2026

The Federal Reserve has announced their investigation into when it would be appropriate to lower the pace of quantitative tightening (QT).

Stocks Slide Early as Oil, Yields March Higher
  • 08 Oct 2026

Stocks were set to open lower after signs of escalation in the Middle East and comments from a top Federal Reserve official sent oil prices and yields higher.

Future Quality Insights: what comes after the AI boom? Repositioning for long-term quality
  • 08 Oct 2026

We are still bullish about AI technology—we are just less bullish about the business model and the funding requirements that go with it. We expect it to be a game changer in many industries, but we...

Global Investment Views - October 2026
  • 08 Oct 2026

Persistent inflation, higher yields and AI investment are reshaping markets. Central banks and AI guide Amundi's selective, diversified positioning across bonds, equities, credit, currencies and co...

Emerging market resilience tested by energy shock and Fed hikes
  • 08 Oct 2026

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) to a range of 3.75-4.00% on 16 September [...]

Talking Heads – Inflation-linked bonds: protection in a more volatile inflation world
  • 08 Oct 2026

Geopolitics, energy security, changing supply chains, fiscal policy, climate investment and increased infrastructure and AI spending could all contribute to a structurally more volatile inflation e...

Energy Expansion and the Economics of Constraint: How rising demand, infrastructure limits and resource pressure are reshaping the investment opportunity
  • 08 Oct 2026

Brown Advisory says that a year ago it argued energy's future wouldn't come down to choosing between traditional and renewable sources. Rising demand, energy-security priorities, and decarbonizatio...

Europe’s HALO effect: Finding resilience after a tough geopolitical summer
  • 08 Oct 2026

Headlines over the summer were challenging for Europe. Hope for resolution in the US-Iran conflict peaked at the start of July, with oil prices falling close to