Market Insights

Here is a summary of investment markets for the year to 31 December 2018.

Here’s a summary of investment markets for the three months ending 31 December 2018

Here is a summary of investment markets for the month of November 2018.

U.S. Federal Reserve tightening, trade wars, China uncertainty, Italy’s budget standoff with the European Commission and Brexit imply that 2018’s volatility should continue into 2019. We believe that 2020 marks the danger zone for a U.S. recession, which gives equity markets some upside in the year ahead. However, late-cycle risks are rising—and monitoring these risks will be critical to avoid buying a dip that turns into a prolonged slide.

Here is a summary of investment markets for the month of October 2018.

Does the stock market still have gas left in the tank? We have summarised equity manager insights from our manager research team, region by region.

Here’s a summary of investment markets for the three months ending 30 September 2018

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) is settling into a quarterly tightening routine that could see the federal funds rate rise above 3%. Even so, the upside for the U.S. dollar looks limited given its expensive valuation and crowded long positions. We believe a pause in the dollar uptrend should bring respite to beleaguered emerging markets.

Here is a summary of investment markets for the month of August 2018.

Here is a summary of investment markets for the month of July 2018.