Central banks

Talking heads – Banks transition to a new regime
Over the last month, the banking sector has seen a spate of turmoil triggered by concerns over the possible effects...

MARKET UPDATE 23.03.2023
Weekly market update – The dust settles slowly
Events have gone into overdrive since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The weekend of 18/19 March...

Graph of the week – An uneasy calm after the storm
Market measures of stress in the US and European banking sectors currently do not show signs of extreme investor concern....

MARKET UPDATE 16.03.2023
Weekly market update – Staying the course
Markets this week have been gripped by apprehension over the potential fallout in the banking system from the abrupt end...

MARKET UPDATE 09.03.2023
Weekly market update – More policy and inflation complexity ahead
Uncertainty over how long it will take to tame inflation has kept the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and European Central...

MARKET UPDATE 02.03.2023
Weekly market update – The inflation beast remains unbeaten
Back in mid-January, all the talk was of when the US Federal Reserve would begin cutting interest rates – when...

MARKET UPDATE 23.02.2023
Weekly market update – Broaden your horizons
One development of note since the start of February has been the upward revision of the ‘terminal rate’ – the...

All change in China, now it's over to the consumer...
Chinese policymakers are pulling out all the stops to revive economic growth in 2023. Minyue Liu, Investment Specialist for Greater...

MARKET UPDATE 16.02.2023
Weekly market update – West/East divide
‘Stagflation’ – stubbornly high inflation and weakening economic growth – is the cause of a monetary policy dilemma for the...

Weekly market update – Markets race ahead, riding for a fall?
2023 to date has seen financial markets race higher. Valuations of equities, bonds and risky assets generally have rallied on...

Asset allocation monthly - Not so fast
The surge in equities and fall in long-term bond yields so far this year suggests investors have been buying into...

What to look for when allocating assets in 2023
Listen to our quarterly asset allocation podcast with global head of multi-asset Maya Bhandari and chief market strategist Daniel Morris....