On not responding to events
The war with Iran has once again placed geopolitical risk as the major topic in most investment discussions. At times like these, some investors try to move opportunistically — buying asset classes or sectors that they expect to benefit while shedding those that look set to lose. Others aim to time the market. Others, still, […]
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Testing the resilience of the global economy
The long and the short of it in Iran
Markets rarely move in a straight line during geopolitical crises, but they do follow patterns. At the outset of the conflict, the Trump administration positioned military action against Iran as a short, targeted operation: degrade nuclear and missile capabilities and accelerate regime change in the region. Yet as we approach the three-week mark, the timeline […]
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Strategic reserves deployed as oil volatility unnerves markets
Looking across the valley
The Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is a critical choke point through which 20% of the world’s oil flows daily. The US and Israel attack on Iran and its retaliation has effectively shut that corridor down. To unlock the bottleneck, US President Donald Trump has offered a naval escort for oil tankers, with […]
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Escalating Iran war rocks markets
AI optimism, not exuberance
Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now What is our long-term view on the AI bubble, and how does this filter into our broader economic view? There’s a lot of concern as to whether AI is in a bubble. We don’t classify it that […]
Inside the Fed’s rate cut: The Fixed Income view
Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Robert: Big movement yesterday1 with the Federal Reserve (the Fed). Rates are always a huge topic in our business. Walk us through what happened. RJ: I don’t think the Fed surprised anyone yesterday. Markets were well-prepared for […]
Perspectivas para 2026: Mercados privados
La opinión del Managing Director Steve McGoohan Managing Director, Private Markets ¿Qué novedades significativas podrían producirse en los mercados privados en 2026? Los activos en mercados privados se ven condicionados por las mismas fuerzas macroeconómicas que afectan a sus equivalentes en mercados públicos, aunque el método y el momento de dichos impactos pueden variar. La […]
Perspectivas para 2026: Liquidez
La opinión de la CIO Deborah Cunningham, CFA Chief Investment Officer, Global Liquidity Markets, Senior Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc. ¿Cuál es su opinión a contracorriente del mercado de cara al 2026? Que la Reserva Federal de EE. UU. (la Fed) seguirá siendo independiente. Las críticas implacables de la administración Trump al […]
