News and Analysis

Summary Private equity to Collectibles ‘alternatives’ So-called ‘alternative’ assets from private equity, infrastructure, pipelines, and real estate through to collectible wine,...

INVESTMENTS: Tomorrow is Earth Day, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The theme for the 53rd annual Day is ‘invest in our...

RALLY: Gold is having a moment in the sun. Up strongly this year and near its $2,070 all-time multi millennial high, after a disappointing 2022. The rally has been driven by a...

EAST: European currencies have been both some of the world's strongest, and weakest this year. Eastern Europe has led the way, with the Hungarian Forint (HUF) surging 10% vs the...

Will the upgrade unlock institutional demand? Crypto prices are riding higher as the industry passes several big milestones. These include Ethereum's successful Shanghai...

SENTIMENT: The reversal rally this year by the 2022 losers has been painful for most investors who have stayed cautious. Our composite sentiment index is below average and a...

Summary Silver lining of a faster growth slowdown IMF trimmed its global economic growth outlook, to 2.8%, and warned on downside risks from the banks ‘scare’. Could take 0.4%...

PAIN: Small cap stocks are uniquely exposed to the faster economic growth slowdown that we see coming. As well as the less small and mid-size bank lending as deposit outflows...

VIEW: The March US banking ‘scare’ may seem to be mostly behind us. But many of the macro consequences remain, and history reminds these can be big and global. The $17.3 trillion...

PRICES: US inflation is still the most important number in markets. It drives everything from the Fed outlook to recession risks. The Fed’s NOWCast for today’s March report see’s...