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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.

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Treasury buybacks meet a structural headwind
Treasury buybacks may aid liquidity, but rising term premiums remain the key driver of higher yields.
August 28, 2026
Macro views
Quick takes
Principal Well-Being Index: More AI optimism amid existing labor pressures
Labor markets stabilize as AI adoption rises, supporting growth and demand for skilled talent.
August 21, 2026
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Macro views
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Treasury buybacks meet a structural headwind
Treasury buybacks may aid liquidity, but rising term premiums remain the key driver of higher yields.
August 28, 2026
Macro views
Quick takes
Principal Well-Being Index: More AI optimism amid existing labor pressures
Labor markets stabilize as AI adoption rises, supporting growth and demand for skilled talent.
August 21, 2026
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Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
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2026 Mid-year Inside Real Estate outlook
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Real estate & private markets Quick takes
REITs: Real yield sensitivity creates strategic opportunity
Listed REITs show resilience as investors seek value, stability, and rate-sensitive upside.
May 2, 2025
Real estate & private markets
U.S. Real Estate Office: Is the worst behind us?
After years of distress, the U.S. office real estate sector may finally be turning a corner.
April 16, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Resilience and risk: Navigating CRE valuations in an unprecedented tariff-laden environment
What rising tariffs could mean for CRE prices, returns, and long-term resilience.
April 14, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Four ways to potentially enhance returns through leverage
Leverage is a strategy designed to enhance an investment’s returns. In this web article, we explore leverage with a focus on one piece of the capital stack...
March 11, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Beyond DeepSeek: AI disruption and the implications for real estate
The rapid advancements in AI, exemplified by DeepSeek’s emergence, are likely to reshape the real estate industry’s competitive landscape and accelerate AI adoption across sectors.
February 27, 2025
Real estate & private markets
How data center developers are powering AI
Data center developers face a ‘perfect storm’: massive demand for data center capacity, driving demand for power, in an environment in which getting power to the data center takes longer than ever.
February 13, 2025
Real estate & private markets
2025 European hotel market outlook
Real estate has reached a turning point with the European hotel sector providing an attractive entry point in 2025.
January 29, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Front runners: The property types more likely to benefit from rising AI adoption
The adoption of AI is poised to reshape the real estate landscape, creating opportunities and challenges across sectors.
January 20, 2025
Real estate & private markets
European logistics: An evolving landscape
A detailed look at the logistics market in Europe and its remarkable transformation over the last decade.
November 26, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Unpacking the $2 trillion wall of maturities
The looming wall of maturities is looking to cause hundreds of billions of dollars in deals within certain sectors and provide opportunities to deploy capital as supply remains constrained.
November 6, 2024
Results 81 - 90 of 110
Real estate & private markets Quick takes
REITs: Real yield sensitivity creates strategic opportunity
Listed REITs show resilience as investors seek value, stability, and rate-sensitive upside.
May 2, 2025
Real estate & private markets
U.S. Real Estate Office: Is the worst behind us?
After years of distress, the U.S. office real estate sector may finally be turning a corner.
April 16, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Resilience and risk: Navigating CRE valuations in an unprecedented tariff-laden environment
What rising tariffs could mean for CRE prices, returns, and long-term resilience.
April 14, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Four ways to potentially enhance returns through leverage
Leverage is a strategy designed to enhance an investment’s returns. In this web article, we explore leverage with a focus on one piece of the capital stack...
March 11, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Beyond DeepSeek: AI disruption and the implications for real estate
The rapid advancements in AI, exemplified by DeepSeek’s emergence, are likely to reshape the real estate industry’s competitive landscape and accelerate AI adoption across sectors.
February 27, 2025
Real estate & private markets
How data center developers are powering AI
Data center developers face a ‘perfect storm’: massive demand for data center capacity, driving demand for power, in an environment in which getting power to the data center takes longer than ever.
February 13, 2025
Real estate & private markets
2025 European hotel market outlook
Real estate has reached a turning point with the European hotel sector providing an attractive entry point in 2025.
January 29, 2025
Real estate & private markets
Front runners: The property types more likely to benefit from rising AI adoption
The adoption of AI is poised to reshape the real estate landscape, creating opportunities and challenges across sectors.
January 20, 2025
Real estate & private markets
European logistics: An evolving landscape
A detailed look at the logistics market in Europe and its remarkable transformation over the last decade.
November 26, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Unpacking the $2 trillion wall of maturities
The looming wall of maturities is looking to cause hundreds of billions of dollars in deals within certain sectors and provide opportunities to deploy capital as supply remains constrained.
November 6, 2024