Capital Daily Escalation and asset markets With the war continuing to escalate, this edition of the Capital Daily takes stock of how markets have fared so far and provides some thoughts on what might – and might not – continue to fare the best... 9th March 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily US stock market – down but not out Cracks in the US labour market have sparked a risk-off mood in markets, with Treasuries rallying and the S&P 500 sinking to its lows of the year. That said, the latter has been remarkably resilient... 6th March 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Why Asia’s markets have been the most affected by the war East Asian equities – and Korea’s in particular – have been more sensitive to news about the war than most, but we remain cautiously optimistic about them over the medium term. 5th March 2026 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily Hope springs eternal in markets, even in a geopolitical storm The course of the war between the US/Israel and Iran remains unclear, but investors appear increasingly willing to look through the near-term uncertainty. 4th March 2026 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily What to make of the latest surge in Gilt yields The latest surge in Gilt yields mainly reflects investors’ assessment of how the conflict in the Middle East will affect inflation and monetary policy in the UK rather than having much to do with... 3rd March 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily The market’s reaction to the war, and what might be next The longer the US/Israeli strikes go on the greater the risk to both US Treasuries and equities, in our view. But the US dollar might continue to fare well. 2nd March 2026 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily A decisive move for Treasuries? Not likely The 10-year Treasury yield tried and failed to break meaningfully below the 4% mark repeatedly last year and is making its first attempt of 2026. We don’t think that it will happen this time either. 27th February 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Three reasons to be positive on the S&P 500 Strong profit growth, as emphasised by recent earnings reports, is one reason to think that the S&P 500 will do well over the rest of this year. In fact, we think there are at least three reasons. 26th February 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Renewed yen weakness is unlikely to last Further efforts from the Takaichi government to influence the BoJ threatens another round of turmoil in Japan’s bond and currency markets. But we think the underlying fundamentals point towards... 25th February 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Where next for the US stock market? Today’s rally leaves major US equity indices stuck in a range just shy of their all-time high. We think the next move that sticks will be higher, not lower. 24th February 2026 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily Tariff turbulence & US-Iran stand-off keep investors on their toes Tariff uncertainty is back after the US Supreme Court’s ruling and President Trump’s response over the weekend, while US-Iran tensions continue to edge higher. In a week short on major economic data... 23rd February 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily Stock market rotation is a warning of trouble ahead We doubt this year’s rotation in US equities will be heavily influenced by today’s ruling from SCOTUS that Donald Trump’s IEEPA tariffs are illegal, even if the president now tries to raise tariff... 20th February 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Fed & Iran war risks threaten Treasuries The threats are mounting to US Treasuries, and we think yields will rise over the rest of the year. 19th February 2026 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily Inflation points to lower Gilt yields, even if politics doesn’t We now think that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in March, and continue to think it will take rates lower than investors expect this cycle. So, despite politics putting some upwards... 18th February 2026 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily The Treasury rally and the tech sell-off The drop in US Treasury yields over the past couple of weeks remains difficult to square with recent economic news. But other factors – in particular ongoing jitters around the prospects of the US... 17th February 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Strong US data, weak US market sentiment – one has got to give We doubt the disconnect between robust US economic data and fearful US financial markets will continue. We expect that US equity markets, Treasury yields, and the dollar will rebound. 16th February 2026 · 5 mins read
