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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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The Federal Reserve: a question of credibility
The Fed may stay on hold, but rising long-end yields could eventually force its hand.
Yesterday
Equities
Quick takes
Equities: Looking beyond the leaders
Concentrated leadership and widening dispersion are reshaping the equity investment landscape.
July 24, 2026
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The Federal Reserve: a question of credibility
The Fed may stay on hold, but rising long-end yields could eventually force its hand.
Yesterday
Equities
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Equities: Looking beyond the leaders
Concentrated leadership and widening dispersion are reshaping the equity investment landscape.
July 24, 2026
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3Q 2026 Fixed Income Perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
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Global Market Perspectives, 3Q 2026
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
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Real estate & private markets
2026 Mid-year Inside Real Estate outlook
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European hotel sector: Value opportunities in lifestyle luxury
The number of high net-worth individuals around the world has grown significantly, and post-pandemic, they’re eager to travel but...
September 18, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European Hotel Sector: Leveraging AI and other technologies to create value
Implementing AI and other technologies can be a very effective component of a value creation strategy in the European hotel sector but ...
September 18, 2024
Macro views
U.S. Federal Reserve – a close call
The Federal Reserve will begin its rate cutting cycle this Wednesday. Market expectations are split between a 25 basis point and a 50 basis point rate cut, as the decision is complicated by conflicting signals of solid economic activity but a weakening labor market.
September 16, 2024
Real estate & private markets Quick takes
Private real estate credit: Capitalizing on today’s market opportunities
Private real estate credit is currently an attractive investment opportunity due to reduced supply from traditional lenders and growing demand driven by a wave of loan maturities.
September 13, 2024
Macro views
September ECB meeting: A rate cut today, but nothing next month
As was widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to cut interest rates for the second time in this cycle, reducing the interest rate on the deposit facility by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.5% today, while rates on the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility were decreased to 3.65% and 3.90%, respectively.
September 12, 2024
Macro views
August CPI report: Not the inflation report the market was hoping to see
The August CPI report was slightly higher than expected, dampening market hopes for a 50 basis points Fed cut next week.
September 11, 2024
Macro views
August jobs report: The 25bps vs 50bps question
The Fed is set to lower policy rates this month—but August’s labor data has not clarified the question of a 25bps versus 50bps cut.
September 6, 2024
Equities Quick takes
Fed easing: Fear rate cuts in a recession, not in a soft landing
History shows that rate cuts themselves are not the enemy—it’s the economic context in which they occur that investors should be paying close attention to.
September 6, 2024
Equities
What Fed rate cuts mean for U.S. equities: A historical perspective
The Fed’s success in piloting a soft versus hard landing will play a key role in dictating the path for U.S. equities. In our latest market bulletin read more about how a historical perspective should provide investors some optimism for the future of the market.
September 5, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Why it’s (still) a good time to invest in private real estate credit
We believe it’s a good time for debt. Given current market opportunities, private real estate credit looks particularly attractive today.
September 5, 2024
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Real estate & private markets
European hotel sector: Value opportunities in lifestyle luxury
The number of high net-worth individuals around the world has grown significantly, and post-pandemic, they’re eager to travel but...
September 18, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European Hotel Sector: Leveraging AI and other technologies to create value
Implementing AI and other technologies can be a very effective component of a value creation strategy in the European hotel sector but ...
September 18, 2024
Macro views
U.S. Federal Reserve – a close call
The Federal Reserve will begin its rate cutting cycle this Wednesday. Market expectations are split between a 25 basis point and a 50 basis point rate cut, as the decision is complicated by conflicting signals of solid economic activity but a weakening labor market.
September 16, 2024
Real estate & private markets Quick takes
Private real estate credit: Capitalizing on today’s market opportunities
Private real estate credit is currently an attractive investment opportunity due to reduced supply from traditional lenders and growing demand driven by a wave of loan maturities.
September 13, 2024
Macro views
September ECB meeting: A rate cut today, but nothing next month
As was widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to cut interest rates for the second time in this cycle, reducing the interest rate on the deposit facility by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.5% today, while rates on the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility were decreased to 3.65% and 3.90%, respectively.
September 12, 2024
Macro views
August CPI report: Not the inflation report the market was hoping to see
The August CPI report was slightly higher than expected, dampening market hopes for a 50 basis points Fed cut next week.
September 11, 2024
Macro views
August jobs report: The 25bps vs 50bps question
The Fed is set to lower policy rates this month—but August’s labor data has not clarified the question of a 25bps versus 50bps cut.
September 6, 2024
Equities Quick takes
Fed easing: Fear rate cuts in a recession, not in a soft landing
History shows that rate cuts themselves are not the enemy—it’s the economic context in which they occur that investors should be paying close attention to.
September 6, 2024
Equities
What Fed rate cuts mean for U.S. equities: A historical perspective
The Fed’s success in piloting a soft versus hard landing will play a key role in dictating the path for U.S. equities. In our latest market bulletin read more about how a historical perspective should provide investors some optimism for the future of the market.
September 5, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Why it’s (still) a good time to invest in private real estate credit
We believe it’s a good time for debt. Given current market opportunities, private real estate credit looks particularly attractive today.
September 5, 2024