Themes

We examine the possible implications of DeepSeek’s potentially ground-breaking innovation.

We debate the most out-of-consensus viewpoints for 2025.

We discuss the consensus ‘Trump trade’ and whether it will hold.

As AI begins to influence multiple areas beyond technology, we review the latest developments and explore investment opportunities.

We assess how political change, indebtedness and growing global competition trends can create opportunities for mixed-asset investors.

How should bond investors approach market conditions similar to those last seen in the 1970s?

We assess the current and potential future impact of inflation, debt and interest rates upon markets.

We analyse how potentially higher-for-longer inflation could influence markets over the coming months.

In a year of geopolitics and elections, there is little point getting caught up in short-term political uncertainty.

Against the backdrop of presidential and legislative elections, we assess the investment outlook for booming Indonesia.

We analyse how China’s economy is influencing inflation rates across the developed and emerging world.

Why we believe a changed macroeconomic backdrop makes an absolute-return investment approach increasingly relevant.

We reveal the themes and sectors that we believe will help us to unlock long-term growth in 2024.

Could the US Inflation Reduction Act provide the policy support needed to boost the viability of clean hydrogen?

We explore the investment implications of a decoupling between China and the West.

With several key trends set to reach an important climax in 2024, we consider the investment implications.

As climate change reaches a boiling point, why are major insurers exiting disaster-prone regions?

After two difficult years, we explain why we believe the prospects for bond investors are improving.

Could advancements in gene sequencing technology accelerate scientific breakthroughs and provide attractive investment opportunities for years to come?

New weight loss drugs melt away excess pounds, but could their effects spill beyond the health-care industry?

How can history help us anticipate social moods and events likely to occur during a ‘fourth turning’?

Is the era of content overload, with streamers trying to be all things to all people, winding down?

We explore the renewed interest in analogue goods and services in the post-pandemic world.

We investigate as sites like Reddit seek to capitalise on AI-fuelled demand, causing upheaval among users and developers.

The industry appears ready for an upswing.

What are the key structural trends currently helping to guide idea generation in our mixed-asset portfolios?

We investigate the shifting rules and philosophies of antitrust regulation in the Western hemisphere.

We investigate how generative artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt the music industry.

We investigate the geopolitical and economic implications of rare-earth elements.

We examine the potential benefits and challenges of the emerging cultivated-meat industry.

The next step in advanced air mobility is arriving soon.

How will looming big tech regulations change the way online platforms operate?