Insights

In 2025, global equity markets may be able to add to the remarkable gains of the past two years. That will require economic and earnings pictures that don’t falter.

Four powerful trends involving game-changing innovations and demographic changes are set to play out in the global economy over the coming decades. We believe they can provide an attractive way to plug investment portfolios into the future.

How can investors separate the policy changes that are likely to really matter for the economy from those that get a lot of press but may not have the most traction?

The Fed has cut policy rates by 75 basis points since September only to see longer-term Treasury yields and mortgage rates increase by the same degree. We take a closer look at this divergence and its implications.

In a historic political comeback, Donald Trump has again won the presidency. We look at the policies like taxes and tariffs shaping the investment climate. With political polarization high, don’t let emotions cloud your investment decisions.

China’s economy is struggling. A coordinated stimulus to curb the crippling housing crisis and support local governments is being announced. We explore the measures undertaken and contemplated and their potential implications for portfolios.

Our ongoing “Worlds Apart” series looks at the just-concluded BRICS summit and how the group aims to rebalance the global order. We believe the shift to a multipolar, more fragmented world argues for viewing portfolio allocations through a different

Central banks’ inflation targets are in sight, but not all price trends have normalized. Inflation isn’t the headache it was, but investors should keep it in mind in their asset allocation decisions.

The Fed has finally aggressively lowered interest rates. While a steeper yield curve reflects the market’s optimism that rate cuts will shore up the economic outlook, further steepness could be a sign the Fed will cut rates deeply, likely due to a re

The market pullback will take time to play out. Planning for an eventual shift to defense beats a “hope for the best” approach.