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Spring tide: how will EM benefit from nearshoring
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Spring tide: how will EM benefit from nearshoring

Gabriel Sacks joins Nick Robinson to discuss the trend of nearshoring and how the changing structure of global supply chains is impacting the companies and economies of emerging markets.

24 min listen
Do European smaller companies have staying power?
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Do European smaller companies have staying power?

We sift the data – and look to the past – to try and answer the question.

3 min read
Emerging market debt - reflections on an evolving asset class
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Emerging market debt - reflections on an evolving asset class

Andrew Stanners considers some of the key structural trends in emerging market debt and why the asset class now has a place in most investor portfolios.

4 min read
The Sustainability Inspires Podcast – Positive tipping points
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The Sustainability Inspires Podcast – Positive tipping points

Claiming agency and finding solutions in the face of rising emissions. Listen here.

26 min listen
Climate Scenario Analysis 2022: drifting away from global climate goals
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Climate Scenario Analysis 2022: drifting away from global climate goals

We look at the 4 things in 2022 that have shaped the latest climate scenario analysis updates and unpick what this may mean in the global push for Net Zero and for the investment world

4 min read
Forest loss: why Asia needs to play its part in a global problem
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Forest loss: why Asia needs to play its part in a global problem

The production of just seven commodities lies behind much of the world’s forest loss. Ann Meoni takes a closer look at Asia’s role in this environmental damage and explains why investors should take notice.

5 min read
Net zero: identifying credible transition leaders in APAC
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Net zero: identifying credible transition leaders in APAC

Five of the world’s 10 largest carbon-emitting countries are located within APAC. That’s why it’s so important for companies there to have ambitious net-zero targets and to stick to them. We take a look at what’s really happening.

5 min read
Sustainable bonds in Asia – looking beyond the label
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Sustainable bonds in Asia – looking beyond the label

Sustainable investing in Asia is rapidly evolving. But how can investors know their money is having a genuine positive impact? We take a look.

4 min read
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abrdn Research Institute

Demographics: how population changes will reshape global growth
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Demographics: how population changes will reshape global growth

Bob Gilhooly and Michael Langham assess the effects of population change on economic growth in the coming decades, and map out the implications for investors.

3 min read
Macro Bytes: How will the debt ceiling be resolved?
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Macro Bytes: How will the debt ceiling be resolved?

The US is facing another debt ceiling stand-off, with very high stakes for the economy and markets. We discuss the current impasse and how it could be resolved.

30 min listen
Inflation Watch: cyclical vs structural
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Inflation Watch: cyclical vs structural

Is a recession required to bring inflation to target and restore central bank credibility?

1 min read
Innovation: how our index helps us spot innovation superstars
abrdn Research Institute
Innovation: how our index helps us spot innovation superstars

In the third instalment of our Innovation Superstars series, we create a ranking of US companies that identifies the most innovative, as well as up-and-coming ‘superstars’.

4 min read
Macro Bytes: Will Sunak keep his economic promises?
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Macro Bytes: Will Sunak keep his economic promises?

Paul and Luke talk to Lizzy Galbraith, Political Economist at abrdn, about the UK government’s political economy strategy.

19 min listen
Macro Bytes: How is banking stress changing the economic outlook?
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Macro Bytes: How is banking stress changing the economic outlook?

Paul and Luke discuss the macro implications of recent stresses in the banking sector.

21 min listen
How far will the Fed cut rates?
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How far will the Fed cut rates?

We have the out-of-consensus view that the fed funds rate will return to zero.

1 min read
How much further will the Fed hike rates?
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How much further will the Fed hike rates?

The direct spillover effects of banking sector turmoil and the information it provides about the lagged effects of past tightening mean we have reduced our forecast for the terminal policy rate.

1 min read
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