Natixis IM
The Real Risk Isn’t Inflation Panic—It’s a Slow Growth Squeeze
Natixis argues that the current oil shock matters less because it revives 1970s inflation—and more because it quietly erodes an already softening U.S. growth backdrop.
The U.S. economy is far less energy-sensitive than in prior oil shocks...
2026-03-30
2026-03-30
Edmond de Rothschild
Markets Still Want to Buy the Dip—But the Margin for Error Is Shrinking
Edmond de Rothschild argues that despite geopolitical volatility, investors continue to treat the Iran shock as tradable rather than structural.
Risk assets rebounded quickly after signs of delayed escalation, reinforcing the market’s ten...
2026-03-30
Amundi Asset Managers
Central Banks Pause, But Markets Are Already Repricing the Next Move
Amundi’s weekly market note argues that policymakers are not easing into calm, but pausing into uncertainty.
The Fed, ECB, BoE and BoJ all held rates steady, but rising bond yields suggest markets are increasingly pricing a longer period...
2026-03-27
Columbia Threadneedle
Private Credit Is Facing a Structure Test, Not a Category Collapse
Columbia Threadneedle argues that the recent stress in private credit markets should be understood less as a systemic failure and more as a test of product design.
The recent selloff exposed familiar weak points: liquidity mismatches, val...
2026-03-27
State Street Investment Management
Central Banks Are Reacting to War, But the Bigger Risk Is Overreaction
State Street’s weekly macro note argues that policymakers are being pulled toward hawkishness by energy-driven inflation, even as growth risks are becoming harder to ignore.
The Fed, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and Reserve Bank o...
2026-03-27
Allianz Global Investors
China’s Electricity Strategy Is Becoming Its Industrial Edge
Allianz Global Investors argues that China’s push toward large-scale electrification is evolving from an energy transition into a core driver of industrial and technological competitiveness.
China already operates the world’s...
2026-03-26
Janus Henderson
Global Small Caps Look Poised for a Broader Turn
Janus Henderson makes the case that smaller companies may be entering a more favorable phase after years of lagging mega-cap leadership.
Small caps offer broader diversification across regions, sectors and business models, with lower index conc...
2026-03-26
Morgan Stanley
Industrial Real Estate Nears an Inflection Point as Supply Collapses
The report argues that U.S. industrial real estate may be approaching the early stages of a cyclical recovery.
Market rents have fallen below replacement-cost rents, while construction costs remain elevated due to labor, materials and financing...
2026-03-26
Neuberger Berman
Global Bonds Offer a Cleaner Diversifier in a More Fragmented Rate World
Neuberger Berman argues that fixed income is becoming less about broad beta and more about exploiting divergence across markets.
With rates near neutral and spreads tight, investors may need a broader opportunity set to find relative value acro...
2026-03-24
ING Bank
Korea: When Inflation Returns Through the Currency Channel
ING’s note makes clear that the appointment of Shin Hyun-song is not just a personnel change—it is a shift in reaction function.
Shin’s prior emphasis on preemptive tightening and financial stability points to a more haw...
