FX Markets Weekly Wrap Powell closes the door on recent dollar weakness In an otherwise quiet week, the greenback seems set to close higher against most major currencies, reversing much of its decline following the October payrolls data release. We think the dollar’s rise... 10th November 2023 · 5 mins read
Global Economics Update Credit data point to recessions in DMs Bank lending data from the major advanced economies confirmed that lending was very subdued in September and the latest bank lending surveys show that banks have since tightened their lending criteria... 9th November 2023 · 2 mins read
Precious Metals Update Gold, geopolitics and the Fed We have raised our gold price forecast to reflect the current heightened geopolitical risk. We think the price will rise further next year as the limited fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict won’t... 9th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Event Drop-In: That Xi-Biden meet in context – How fracturing is reshaping the global outlook 1700139600 The splintering of the world economy into competing US and China-aligned blocs is dominating the macro and financial and commodities markets outlook.
Global Economics Update Central banks at a plateau, but what next and when? We held a Drop-In last week to explain our thoughts on the latest policy communications from the Fed, ECB, and Bank of England following their decisions to leave rates on hold. (See the recording here... 6th November 2023 · 7 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs show no sign of recovery on the horizon October’s manufacturing PMIs suggest that global industrial activity continued to contract at the beginning of Q4 and forward-looking indicators point to further weakness ahead. 2nd November 2023 · 3 mins read
Long Run Returns Monitor Long Run Returns Monitor (Q4 2023) Our Long Run Returns Monitor provides our updated long-term projected returns for major asset classes. All projections in this publication are as of 1st November 2023. Our latest projections have been... 2nd November 2023 · 1 min read
Climate Economics Update Approaching peak-pessimism for clean energy equities The underperformance of wind and solar equities since early 2021 has largely been driven by higher interest rates, which disproportionately affect the cost of renewables projects. But while the days... 2nd November 2023 · 3 mins read
Global Economics Update Bleak outlook for consumer spending across DMs Although consumer spending has remained remarkably resilient in the US so far this year, it has weakened in other advanced economies. And as the lagged effects of high interest rates filter through to... 2nd November 2023 · 3 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Tusk tasked with decarbonising Poland; IEA optimism Donald Tusk and his pro-EU coalition are making the right noises about phasing out coal usage in Poland, although it remains to be seen how his plans will survive contact with politically powerful... 31st October 2023 · 6 mins read
DM Markets Chart Pack Global Markets Chart Pack (Oct. 2023) Our Global Markets Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Our View: Growth in the US and other advanced economies will disappoint, keeping pressure... 31st October 2023 · 1 min read
FX Markets Chart Pack FX Markets Chart Pack (Oct. 2023) The dollar stayed strong in October but failed to add much to its broad-based rally since July. We think elevated US yields are likely to keep the greenback on the front foot, particularly if risk... 31st October 2023 · 1 min read
Asset Allocation Chart Pack Asset Allocation Chart Pack (Oct. 2023) Our Asset Allocation Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. We expect the fortunes of 'safe' assets to improve over the rest of this year, largely... 30th October 2023 · 1 min read
FX Markets Update Reassessing the link between commodity and FX markets While we think the cyclical forces that have weakened the relationship between commodity prices and “commodity currencies” will fade before long, we suspect some structural factors – namely the US’s... 30th October 2023 · 4 mins read
Global Economics Update Uptick in global trade unlikely to be sustained for long Global goods trade rose slightly in August and timelier data point to further gains in September. But we expect global trade to fall again in due course as economic downturns in several advanced... 27th October 2023 · 4 mins read