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Today’s complex markets require actionable insights that help identify opportunities now, while positioning for what’s next. In Quick takes on capital markets, we deliver short, timely takes on top-of-mind topics for investors.

Macro views
Quick takes
2Q recap: Historic rebound amid balanced risks
AI-driven capex and infrastructure sustain growth as policy risks and valuations tighten
July 2, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Quick takes
CRE recovery: intact but increasingly uneven
CRE recovery remains intact, but widening dispersion highlights an increasingly uneven market.
June 26, 2026
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Macro views
Quick takes
2Q recap: Historic rebound amid balanced risks
AI-driven capex and infrastructure sustain growth as policy risks and valuations tighten
July 2, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Quick takes
CRE recovery: intact but increasingly uneven
CRE recovery remains intact, but widening dispersion highlights an increasingly uneven market.
June 26, 2026
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Fixed income
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Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
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Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
April 8, 2026
Real estate & private markets
2026 Mid-year Inside Real Estate outlook
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Macro views
AI’s impact on jobs: Opportunities and challenges
AI is reshaping jobs, productivity, and growth, creating new opportunities and risks.
February 16, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Private Real Estate Debt: A banner 2025, with more room to run
We believe CRE debt offers compelling risk-adjusted returns in today’s environment, find out why.
February 13, 2026
Macro views
January CPI report: Unusually cooler than normal
January CPI cools to 2.4%, easing market fears and keeping Fed rate cuts on hold for now near term.
February 13, 2026
Equities Quick takes
Concentration risk and the case for broader equity exposure
Concentrated equity returns may call for broader U.S. and global allocations.
February 13, 2026
Real estate & private markets
The (CRE)covery
RE recovery begins, but uneven markets signal a long cycle defined by selectivity and dispersion.
February 12, 2026
Macro views
January jobs report: A strong rebound after a soft 2025 labor market
January jobs data shows a firmer labor market and a broad rebound in hiring.
February 12, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Europe CRE deal volumes finish 2025 flat
European CRE deal volumes held steady in 2025 despite a softer fourth quarter.
February 11, 2026
Equities Quick takes
Industrials: AI-linked opportunity within a diversified sector
AI scrutiny and broadening growth revive the case for Industrials as market leadership widens.
February 6, 2026
Equities
Tech selloff: Reset, not rupture
Tech pullback deepens as investors weigh AI disruption, valuations, and shifting market leadership.
February 6, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Lending standards loosen for the first time since 2022
SLOOS shows easing CRE standards and firming demand, setting the stage for price momentum.
February 5, 2026
Results 81 - 90 of 398
Macro views
AI’s impact on jobs: Opportunities and challenges
AI is reshaping jobs, productivity, and growth, creating new opportunities and risks.
February 16, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Private Real Estate Debt: A banner 2025, with more room to run
We believe CRE debt offers compelling risk-adjusted returns in today’s environment, find out why.
February 13, 2026
Macro views
January CPI report: Unusually cooler than normal
January CPI cools to 2.4%, easing market fears and keeping Fed rate cuts on hold for now near term.
February 13, 2026
Equities Quick takes
Concentration risk and the case for broader equity exposure
Concentrated equity returns may call for broader U.S. and global allocations.
February 13, 2026
Real estate & private markets
The (CRE)covery
RE recovery begins, but uneven markets signal a long cycle defined by selectivity and dispersion.
February 12, 2026
Macro views
January jobs report: A strong rebound after a soft 2025 labor market
January jobs data shows a firmer labor market and a broad rebound in hiring.
February 12, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Europe CRE deal volumes finish 2025 flat
European CRE deal volumes held steady in 2025 despite a softer fourth quarter.
February 11, 2026
Equities Quick takes
Industrials: AI-linked opportunity within a diversified sector
AI scrutiny and broadening growth revive the case for Industrials as market leadership widens.
February 6, 2026
Equities
Tech selloff: Reset, not rupture
Tech pullback deepens as investors weigh AI disruption, valuations, and shifting market leadership.
February 6, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Lending standards loosen for the first time since 2022
SLOOS shows easing CRE standards and firming demand, setting the stage for price momentum.
February 5, 2026