macro views

With inflation showing signs of peaking and uncertainty over the path of monetary policy, how should investors respond?

After a prolonged period of relative underperformance, could emerging-market equities be set for a renaissance?

Listen to why and how Newton uses micro and macro themes as part of its investment research.

We analyze the prospects for bond markets in 2023.

CEO Euan Munro explores opportunities amid a changing structural backdrop and as market conditions have evolved dramatically.

Explore how commercial real estate can build from pandemic lows as offices reopen.

How can a different approach to equity investment seek out opportunities in a radically different market regime?

Our themes continue to evolve in line with the significant changes we are seeing across the globe.

What are the barriers to safe autonomous driving?

We assess the prospects for UK government bonds

Portfolio manager Jon Bell discusses the market backdrop, the risk of recession and the implications for equity income.

With monetary tightening and geopolitical tensions putting pressure on returns, where can investors find opportunities?

Widening geopolitical fault lines and monetary tightening provided an increasingly uncertain backdrop for investors during the third quarter.

In the latest Double Take, we examine the investment implications of the continuing energy crisis enveloping the UK.

We examine how the Russian leader’s actions have affected the market’s risk premium and what might happen next.

Where now for global bond investors?

What opportunities and perils lie in store for investors as the energy crisis unfolds in Europe?

We analyze potential consequences of new UK fiscal and monetary policy for UK bonds and the wider economy.

We investigate the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency compliance as financial institutions plan to expand into digital assets.

We analyze how diverging economies can create opportunities for bond investors with a global mindset.

Why the integration and disclosure of people with disabilities in workplaces displays good values and is economically practical.

We discuss the evolving state of diversity, human capital management, and disclosure at public companies.

Geopolitical tensions remained high and inflationary forces intensified during the second quarter. What are the implications for investors?

As central banks attempt to curb inflation, are they hiking economies into recession?

CEO Euan Munro explains why key boundary conditions make it important to challenge the norms of multi-asset investing.

How are legacy financial institutions managing cryptocurrencies? We discuss this and more in our latest Double Take episode.

Why deglobalization and supply shortages are leading to greater government intervention.

We investigate the trend of deglobalization and explore why some manufacturers are bringing operations back home.

Is the US ahead of the curve or behind in the regulation and disclosure of human capital management?

We examine the conditions that have led to increasingly high levels of inflation.

Why now for US small and mid-caps?

While the current environment poses challenges, we demonstrate that it may not be unambiguously negative for Dynamic Equity.

What a difference a year makes.

We examine how the theme of divergence is creating opportunities for global bond investors in the US market.

We discuss how our global equity specialists are managing the volatility of today’s market landscape.

We discuss the potential of nuclear energy and how it may fit into the global energy transition.

We believe in the attractiveness of the global natural resource sector and its place in a well-diversified portfolio.

Will the potential reshoring boom lead to a capital-expenditure supercycle? We discuss in our latest Double Take episode.

How the Ukraine conflict could change the geopolitical and investment landscape.

Empirical evidence shows gold may not be a reliable inflation hedge.

Investors face heightened uncertainty from rising inflation, tighter monetary policy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

We discuss how the Russia-Ukraine crisis has accelerated the trend of deglobalization, and the implications for investors.

In our latest Double Take podcast, we explore nuclear power and its potential as a clean energy alternative.

We investigate how big tech companies are mining personal data, and how regulators and lawmakers are responding.

We examine the long-term global structural impacts of the Ukraine war and Russia’s pariah status.

Conventional wisdom says that traditional stock and bond investments typically perform poorly during inflation episodes.

In our latest Double Take podcast, we investigate the massive changes happening in big tech and regulator reactions.

We assess the possible investment implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

How should investors be positioned in 2022 and beyond? We discuss in our latest episode of Double Take.

We assess what the Fed’s latest monetary-policy signaling could mean for bond markets.

We discuss the importance of thematic and sustainability considerations when investing in emerging markets.

We explore this year’s red-hot payment installment program that is supercharging holiday gifting – buy now, pay later.

How should investors interpret the latest government policy? We interview Terry Branstad, former US ambassador to China.

Can India emulate China's recent growth?

We speak to the US-China Business Council about how multinational corporations are thinking about their investments with China.

The latest Double Take investigates the links between Covid, consumer demand, cargo, and the current supply chain crisis.

Why we believe the post-Covid recovery will be different from the post-financial crisis period.

Mining, waste, and carbon emissions. Is the full life cycle of green tech truly sustainable?

We unpick the cozy consensus on inflation

Tackling climate change: How did we get here?

With protectionist measures on the increase globally, we discuss some of the opportunities and risks for investors.

Bond markets have endured a tough year. We discuss the inflation threat and where to find best value.

Will inflation finally re-emerge in a post-pandemic recovery, and how can a balanced portfolio prepare for it?

As policy intervention ratchets up to new levels in response to Covid-19, what are the implications for investors?

We discuss the outlook for the precious metal.

A focus on two more of our primary investment themes: ‘state intervention’ and ‘healthy demand’

A focus on three of our primary investment themes: ‘Earth matters’, ‘consumer power’ and ‘China influence’.

Could the US election outcome and hopes of an imminent Covid-19 vaccine keep markets trending upwards?

We assess the implications of Joe Biden’s US presidential election victory.

We discuss how bond markets have responded to the US election.

The outlook for inflation, and a focus on sustainable fixed-incoming investing.

There are significant risks on the horizon, but we believe opportunities are emerging.

How the monetary and fiscal response to Covid-19 is reshaping bond markets.

Why we believe the post-pandemic economy will take some time to get back to pre-crisis levels.

We provide our macro outlook for the second half of 2020.

How is the pandemic changing global trends?

How is the pandemic changing global trends?

How will Covid-19 shape the post-pandemic investment landscape?

Does recent Federal Reserve activity hint at what lies ahead for US monetary policy?

Our dynamic thematic framework helps identify structural growth opportunities created by rapid urbanization.

The global liquidity party remains very much in evidence, despite the Norwegian central bank’s latest rate hike.

Improvements sparked by the advent of the plough help to inform our view that trade wars produce no…