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Money market funds: competitive returns and flexible access
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Money market funds: competitive returns and flexible access

A guide to money market funds and all the benefits they can offer investors.

6 min Read
Fixed income: Why higher-rated corporate bonds still make sense
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Fixed income: Why higher-rated corporate bonds still make sense

What does history teach us about bond performance in the critical 12 months following a central bank’s first rate cut? We go back in time to find out.

4 min Read
Equities: reasons to believe
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Equities: reasons to believe

From small caps to ‘future minerals’ to healthcare trends, find out why we’re positive about global equity markets.

5 min Read
Emerging market debt August 2024 review and outlook
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Emerging market debt August 2024 review and outlook

Our summary of developments in emerging market debt in August 2024 and outlook.

2 min Read
Five reasons why India is a ‘must-have’ in any investment portfolio
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Five reasons why India is a ‘must-have’ in any investment portfolio

India is a must-have in any investment portfolio due to its leading global economic growth, positive policy reforms, strategic geopolitical positioning, commitment to green industries, and rapid digitalisation. Read more to find out.

1 min Read
The REIT place, the REIT time
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The REIT place, the REIT time

With interest rates peaking, real estate investment trusts are set to leverage new growth opportunities in a shifting economic landscape.

3 min Read
Are you en route to active equity income?
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Are you en route to active equity income?

Find out by exploring equities at your own pace.

2 min Watch
Will it be a podium finish for real estate?
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Will it be a podium finish for real estate?

Find out how your clients could stay on track.

3 min Watch
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Global Macro Research

How to fund our future infrastructure needs - with Bridget Rosewell
Global Macro Research
How to fund our future infrastructure needs - with Bridget Rosewell

Discover how climate change, technological progress, and geopolitics are reshaping infrastructure needs. Join Paul Diggle and Bridget Rosewell for an insightful discussion.

0 min Listen
Global Economic Outlook: Is this time different?
Global Macro Research
Global Economic Outlook: Is this time different?

The Fed has made its big rate cut decision. Concerns now pivot from inflation to a possible US recession. We weigh into the debate. Find out more.

4 min Read
What to expect from the UK budget
Global Macro Research
What to expect from the UK budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the Labour government’s first budget on 30 October. Technical tweaks to the treatment of Bank of England losses can create some fiscal space, but material tax increases will be necessary to satisfy the fiscal rules. This note surveys the economic and fiscal landscape and outlines the potential tax increases.

1 min Read
How painful will the UK Budget be?
Global Macro Research
How painful will the UK Budget be?

The UK’s new Labour government blames its predecessors for leaving the country’s finances in a mess. How true is that? What can Chancellor Rachel Reeves do to fix problems and boost long-term growth when she unveils her first Budget next month?

25 min Listen
The Monthly Macro Outlook Video - September 2024
Global Macro Research
The Monthly Macro Outlook Video - September 2024

Paul Diggle, Chief Economist, returns from a summer break with his take on recent market volatility, how growth has replaced inflation as investors’ main concern and why the race for the White House just got more intense.

4 min Watch
Is the Fed behind the curve? Is the Bank of Japan dangerously ahead of the curve?
Global Macro Research
Is the Fed behind the curve? Is the Bank of Japan dangerously ahead of the curve?

Macro Bytes returns after a summer break to discuss why the ‘Sahm rule’ isn’t a rule, why inflation has been more volatile and how what happens in Japan matters to global markets.

33 min Listen
Five questions on US recession risks
Global Macro Research
Five questions on US recession risks

A soft landing is still the most likely destination for the US economy. But, with policy more clearly weighing on growth, we are increasing our recession probability.

8 min Read
China’s long, sluggish summer
Global Macro Research
China’s long, sluggish summer

Chinese data disappointed in July, with the economy expanding at a slow pace. Policymakers continue to take an incremental approach to easing, which is unlikely to spark a meaningful upturn in the economy in the near term.

1 min Read
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