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3Q recap: Resilience is reshaping the outlook
In the third quarter, markets absorbed higher rates, rising oil prices, and renewed inflation concerns, and continued to advance. Strong earnings, consumer spending, and sustained AI-related investment kept growth intact, although that CAPEX may also be reinforcing a higher-for-longer rate environment. The result for investors is a broader opportunity set, highlighted by improved income in bonds, continued support for risk assets, and a greater premium on selectivity.
October 2, 2026
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How AI and geopolitics are unlocking Latin America’s resource potential
Latin America's mineral wealth is set to benefit from the global AI and infrastructure buildout.
September 25, 2026
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3Q recap: Resilience is reshaping the outlook
In the third quarter, markets absorbed higher rates, rising oil prices, and renewed inflation concerns, and continued to advance. Strong earnings, consumer spending, and sustained AI-related investment kept growth intact, although that CAPEX may also be reinforcing a higher-for-longer rate environment. The result for investors is a broader opportunity set, highlighted by improved income in bonds, continued support for risk assets, and a greater premium on selectivity.
October 2, 2026
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How AI and geopolitics are unlocking Latin America’s resource potential
Latin America's mineral wealth is set to benefit from the global AI and infrastructure buildout.
September 25, 2026
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3Q 2026 Fixed Income Perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
July 9, 2026
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Global Market Perspectives, 3Q 2026
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
July 8, 2026
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2026 Mid-year Inside Real Estate outlook
Amid geopolitical volatility and shifting macro crosscurrents, the CRE recovery remains intact - but uneven, with wider dispersion than headlines reveal. This creates a market that is ripe for alpha discovery through careful property, market, and fund selection.
June 16, 2026
Fixed income
3Q 2026 Fixed Income Perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
July 9, 2026
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Global Market Perspectives, 3Q 2026
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
July 8, 2026
Real estate & private markets
2026 Mid-year Inside Real Estate outlook
Amid geopolitical volatility and shifting macro crosscurrents, the CRE recovery remains intact - but uneven, with wider dispersion than headlines reveal. This creates a market that is ripe for alpha discovery through careful property, market, and fund selection.
June 16, 2026
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3Q recap: Resilience is reshaping the outlook
In the third quarter, markets absorbed higher rates, rising oil prices, and renewed inflation concerns, and continued to advance. Strong earnings, consumer spending, and sustained AI-related investment kept growth intact, although that CAPEX may also be reinforcing a higher-for-longer rate environment. The result for investors is a broader opportunity set, highlighted by improved income in bonds, continued support for risk assets, and a greater premium on selectivity.
October 2, 2026
Fixed income
Bond market sell-off: Higher yields, stronger fundamentals
Government bond yields have recently risen sharply, pushing borrowing costs to their highest levels in years and extending the bond market sell-off. 10-year Treasury yields have moved above 5.2%, their highest level since 2007, while 30-year yields have climbed beyond 5.5%, the highest level since 2004.
September 29, 2026
Equities
Are portfolios still missing one of 2026’s strongest trends–international equities?
International stocks outperformed—so why are portfolios still underweight? While headlines continue to focus on mega-cap tech and AI, our Portfolio Intelligence report found something different. Even as international markets outperformed U.S. equities in 2026, many portfolios are: underweight mega-cap stocks within U.S. equities, overweight U.S. equities, and underweight international equities overall. See what more than 700 portfolios reveal about investor positioning, AI exposure, and where opportunities may exist today.
September 25, 2026
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How AI and geopolitics are unlocking Latin America’s resource potential
Latin America's mineral wealth is set to benefit from the global AI and infrastructure buildout.
September 25, 2026
Macro views
Latin America at the crossroads of AI, energy, and geopolitics
Examines the growth of investment grade private credit and its evolving role as a core component of institutional fixed income portfolios.
September 24, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Commercial real estate under higher inflation and interest rates
Why the interaction between inflation and real rates matters more than either variable alone
September 22, 2026
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A synchronized, yet shallow, global hiking cycle
Global rate hikes are back, but resilient growth and earnings should keep markets on track.
September 18, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Positioning portfolios for higher long-term interest rates
Explores how real estate credit may help position portfolios for a prolonged period of higher long-term interest rates.
September 18, 2026
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September FOMC meeting: Beginning a new hiking cycle
Fed launches a new hiking cycle as stronger growth and persistent inflation drive policy higher.
September 17, 2026
Real estate & private markets
The rise of rentership
September 16, 2026
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In the third quarter, markets absorbed higher rates, rising oil prices, and renewed inflation concerns, and continued to advance. Strong earnings, consumer spending, and sustained AI-related investment kept growth intact, although that CAPEX may also be reinforcing a higher-for-longer rate environment. The result for investors is a broader opportunity set, highlighted by improved income in bonds, continued support for risk assets, and a greater premium on selectivity.
October 2, 2026
Government bond yields have recently risen sharply, pushing borrowing costs to their highest levels in years and extending the bond market sell-off. 10-year Treasury yields have moved above 5.2%, their highest level since 2007, while 30-year yields have climbed beyond 5.5%, the highest level since 2004.
September 29, 2026
International stocks outperformed—so why are portfolios still underweight? While headlines continue to focus on mega-cap tech and AI, our Portfolio Intelligence report found something different. Even as international markets outperformed U.S. equities in 2026, many portfolios are: underweight mega-cap stocks within U.S. equities, overweight U.S. equities, and underweight international equities overall. See what more than 700 portfolios reveal about investor positioning, AI exposure, and where opportunities may exist today.
September 25, 2026
Latin America's mineral wealth is set to benefit from the global AI and infrastructure buildout.
September 25, 2026
Examines the growth of investment grade private credit and its evolving role as a core component of institutional fixed income portfolios.
September 24, 2026
Why the interaction between inflation and real rates matters more than either variable alone
September 22, 2026
Global rate hikes are back, but resilient growth and earnings should keep markets on track.
September 18, 2026
Explores how real estate credit may help position portfolios for a prolonged period of higher long-term interest rates.
September 18, 2026
Fed launches a new hiking cycle as stronger growth and persistent inflation drive policy higher.
September 17, 2026
September 16, 2026