Capital Daily Tariffs hit stock markets, US relatively spared – for now Equity investors have stopped ignoring US President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcements. We think they are right to do so. 27th March 2025 · 4 mins read
Emerging Markets Economic Outlook Emerging Markets Outlook: Tariff storm one of many headwinds EM GDP growth picked up towards the end of last year, but the outlook is increasingly challenging – and not just because of US import tariffs. Weaker capital inflows, lower commodity prices and tight... 26th March 2025 · 27 mins read
UK Economics Focus UK Fiscal Event Response: Unfinished fiscal business Despite saying the “world is changing”, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, today just tinkered with fiscal policy. This left the impression that bigger changes lie ahead. Indeed, the pressure to raise... 26th March 2025 · 16 mins read
Capital Daily Has China’s tech rally run out of steam? We think China’s tech stocks could rally a bit further yet, and perhaps outperform those globally for a while. 26th March 2025 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Taking stock of US equity market exceptionalism While the drop and partial rebound in the US stock market over recent weeks has in many ways followed a familiar pattern, it has also seen some relatively unusual characteristics that point to the... 25th March 2025 · 4 mins read
US Housing Market Chart Pack US Housing Market Chart Pack (Mar. 25) We think markets are too optimistic about Fed rate cuts this year, meaning the recent dip in mortgage rates is just a temporary respite. We expect rates to rebound to 7% and hover around that level... 25th March 2025 · 1 min read
Equities Focus Trump’s agenda isn’t “game over” for ESG investing Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG, investing has come under renewed pressure due to pushback from the new US president. Despite that, we think that demand for ESG investments is here to... 25th March 2025 · 15 mins read
Asset Allocation Update The beginning of the end of US exceptionalism? While US equity outperformance could reassert itself in the near term if concerns about US growth waned and enthusiasm about AI returned, we suspect that the longer-run story is brighter for equities... 25th March 2025 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Shifting economic sands in US & EZ are also driving markets Over the past month or so, economic data have generally surprised to the downside in the US, whereas they have done the opposite in the euro-zone. This may be one reason for the intervening shift in... 24th March 2025 · 4 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar consolidating as tariff deadline draws nearer The dollar is ending the week broadly flat on net, continuing its stabilisation after February’s sell-off. With the latest round of central bank policy announcements in the rear-view mirror (having... 21st March 2025 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily Europe’s stock market: no big tech, no big sweat The prospect of looser fiscal policy in Germany isn’t the only significant reason MSCI’s Europe Index has outperformed its USA Index since Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ‘big-tech’... 21st March 2025 · 5 mins read
China Economics Weekly China Weekly: China’s 10-year yields to fall below Japan’s We expect Chinese 10-year government bond yields to fall below 10-year Japanese government bond yields this year, for the first time since Chinese bond prices became market determined. While this... 21st March 2025 · 4 mins read
Emerging Europe Rapid Response Turkey Interest Rate Announcement (Mar.) The decision by Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) to hike its overnight lending rate from 44% to 46% today suggests that policymakers have been spooked by the market volatility yesterday and are keen to... 20th March 2025 · 2 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Turmoil in a few EMs not a sign of widespread risks The financial market sell-offs in Indonesia, Turkey and Colombia this week are, in part, a reflection of concerns about strained balance sheets. We think that vulnerabilities in some frontier markets... 20th March 2025 · 3 mins read
India Chart Pack India Chart Pack (March 2025) India’s economy is emerging from its recent soft patch. Headline CPI inflation should remain close to the RBI’s 4% target over the coming months, enabling the central bank to continue easing monetary... 20th March 2025 · 1 min read
Capital Daily Two points on the Fed and the Treasury Trump Trade We still expect Treasury yields to rise by the end of the year, despite the seemingly reassuring news for bonds from the Fed on Wednesday. 20th March 2025 · 4 mins read
