Commodities Update Is gold priced for perfection? With a long and varied list of supportive drivers to choose from, we have raised our end-2025 gold price forecast to $2,750 per oz. But even though we now forecast gold prices to end next year about... 10th September 2024 · 3 mins read
Global Economics Focus How to gauge recession risk in DMs Getting an early steer on whether an economy has entered recession requires a holistic assessment of a variety of indicators to see if multiple variables are flagging recession at the same time. In... 9th September 2024 · 16 mins read
Commodities Weekly OPEC+ definitely maybe in charge of the oil market The big news this week was the decision by some OPEC+ members to extend their voluntary output cuts until December. The immediate implications of the delay to unwinding voluntary output for the oil... 6th September 2024 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily What to make of yield curve “disinversion” The Treasury yield curve has steepened in recent weeks amid growing recession concerns, but we doubt one will materialise this time. We expect the curve to steepen further over the next year or so... 5th September 2024 · 4 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Commodities Chart Pack (Sep. 2024) OPEC+ to face stick or twist moment at next meeting The recent slide in oil prices, to a 14-month low of $73pb at the time of writing, makes the looming OPEC+ decision on whether to unwind its... 5th September 2024 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Risks to the global economy: your questions answered We held online Drop-In sessions earlier this week to discuss the outlook for major DM and EM economies and the risks that they face as we look forward to 2025. (See a recording here.) This Update... 5th September 2024 · 8 mins read
Global Economics Update Is the manufacturing sector signalling recession? While the risks of a more severe downturn in industry have increased in advanced economies, we still expect manufacturing output to slow rather than crash in the coming months. Even if output were to... 4th September 2024 · 4 mins read
Commodities Update Cracks in oil demand to put OPEC+ to the test The latest drop in oil prices, coupled with our expectation for global demand to remain weak, will make it practically impossible for OPEC+ to increase output while keeping Brent crude prices above... 4th September 2024 · 4 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs point to further weakness in global industry The latest PMIs suggest that the outlook for global industry remains bleak, particularly in advanced economies. And although price pressures seem to have increased, we doubt that this marks the... 3rd September 2024 · 2 mins read
Global Economics Update Green tech and chips will remain key battlegrounds Several advanced economies have raised tariffs on imports of green technologies and semiconductors from China to address their growing trade deficits in these goods and tackle a perceived strategic... 3rd September 2024 · 5 mins read
FX Markets Chart Pack FX Markets Chart Pack (Aug. 2024) Weaker-than-expected US data and a dovish shift from the FOMC have led to a sharp fall in interest rate expectations in the US, driving the dollar down as the market turmoil at the start of August has... 30th August 2024 · 1 min read
Commodities Weekly Normal gold service resumes; OPEC+’s conundrum While the stonking rally in gold prices earlier this year was at odds with traditional market drivers, the latest leg up in gold prices – which saw the nominal price reach yet another fresh record... 30th August 2024 · 4 mins read
DM Markets Chart Pack Global Markets Chart Pack (Aug. 2024) Our Global Markets Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. We think the rally in developed market government bonds has gone a bit too far and that... 30th August 2024 · 1 min read
Asset Allocation Chart Pack Asset Allocation Chart Pack (August 2024) We think enthusiasm around AI will return before long and inflate the stock market bubble further over the next year or so, supported by a backdrop of resilient economic growth and monetary easing... 29th August 2024 · 1 min read
Capital Daily Nvidia and whether the AI rally has run out of steam We think the AI rally has further to run, despite investors’ apparent disappointment with Nvidia’s rapid profit growth. 29th August 2024 · 4 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs hint at slower growth and inflation ahead The latest flash PMIs suggest that strong activity in the service sector has continued to support GDP growth in advanced economies in Q3, but that the outlook has worsened somewhat. Meanwhile... 22nd August 2024 · 3 mins read