Emerging Europe Economics Weekly Russia plunges into economic & financial turmoil Russia has fallen into chaos and we’ll get a clearer sense next week of the impact that sanctions are having on the economy. A dollar bond repayment by Gazprom on Monday will be a litmus test of the... 4th March 2022 · 7 mins read
FX Markets Chart Pack The Russia-Ukraine war and currency markets The dollar has generally strengthened since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while European currencies have generally been the hardest hit by the war. But unlike in most risk-off episodes, the currencies... 4th March 2022 · 6 mins read
Global Markets Update Lessons from past conflicts and crises The onset of other major conflicts and military-related crises have often seen global equity indices tumble, while moves in developed market government bond yields have depended on how energy prices... 4th March 2022 · 4 mins read
DM Markets Chart Pack Some signs of strains in markets but no panic yet In light of the growing economic and financial fallout from the war in Ukraine, this publication takes stock of the various signs of stress across the global financial system. We intend to update the... 3rd March 2022 · 9 mins read
Bonds & Equities War-induced rally in DM bonds may not be sustained While the war in Ukraine may well push down the yields of long-dated developed market government bonds further in the near term, we think that a sustained rally in bonds is unlikely unless the war... 2nd March 2022 · 4 mins read
UK Economics Recent falls in gilt yields likely to prove short-lived While gilt yields could drop further if the war in Ukraine escalates much further and/or it becomes clear that it is significantly reducing economic activity in the UK, at the moment we think gilt... 2nd March 2022 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Global markets look nervous, but not panicked (yet) A few cracks have begun to emerge in global financial markets which, until recently, seemed to be taking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine broadly in their stride. 2nd March 2022 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily Path to sustained rally in DM government bonds is narrow While the war in Ukraine has finally triggered a big drop in developed market sovereign bond yields today, we think the likely inflationary impact of the war limits the scope for a sustained rally in... 1st March 2022 · 7 mins read
Global Markets Update Russia’s financial markets staring into the abyss New sanctions on Russia have led to a sharp plunge in the ruble, and an effective freeze of most of the country’s financial markets. We think that the outlook now depends mainly on the extent to which... 28th February 2022 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Making sense of the equity market’s resilience so far Aside from Russia, most major global financial markets have, perhaps surprisingly, taken the invasion of Ukraine largely in their stride. Given the huge uncertainty around the conflict and the... 28th February 2022 · 7 mins read
China Chart Pack Renminbi strength a headache for the PBOC As well as a geopolitical quagmire for China’s leadership, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become a headache for the PBOC. It has been signalling its dissatisfaction with the strength of the renminbi... 28th February 2022 · 12 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Putin’s war scrambles markets & sends ruble tumbling The Russian invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday morning has, aside from the ruble, so far made only limited impact on currency markets. The US dollar and other safe havens rose sharply on news of... 25th February 2022 · 9 mins read
Capital Daily Russia-Ukraine and the market fallout: the story so far After a volatile 48 hours in financial markets, this Capital Daily highlights the key lessons from the market fallout since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. A few points are worth stressing, in... 25th February 2022 · 7 mins read
Global Markets Update How the Russia-Ukraine war is shaking up the markets outlook Amid all the volatility in global markets during the Russia-Ukraine conflict so far, we think there are several key lessons we can draw from the relative performance of bonds, equities and currencies... 25th February 2022 · 6 mins read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack War in Europe Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has caused turmoil in financial markets across the region. Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia, including targeting some of its largest banks and... 25th February 2022 · 15 mins read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Weekly Safe-haven franc not a dire concern for the SNB The divergence between gold prices and the Swiss franc/euro cross rate in the hours after the start of the invasion of Ukraine suggests to us that the SNB intervened to limit the sharp rise in the... 25th February 2022 · 5 mins read
