Latest fixed income thinking

  • Food for thought: EMD and the threat of inflation

    16 Jul 2021

    Emerging market debt investors need to keep a watchful eye on food price inflation as a potential key driver of monetary policy, especially as this has not coincided with a weaker US dollar, argues Nafez Zouk.

  • China’s Big Tech crackdown

    5 Jul 2021

    Like Washington and Brussels, Beijing is worried about the growing power of large technology companies. But China’s regulators are taking swifter, more radical action than their peers in the West.

  • The taming of the few

    1 Jul 2021

    Regulatory authorities around the world are targeting the big US tech giants. However, while investors need to keep a watchful eye on developments, Big Tech’s stranglehold and influence on numerous economic sectors will be hard to loosen.

  • Lessons from Archegos: Have investors become complacent about banks?

    14 Jun 2021

    The advent of tougher regulations after the global financial crisis led investors to think banks were safe. Was the Archegos scandal a wake-up call or much ado about nothing?

  • Government deficits still matter, just not right now

    13 May 2021

    Deciding when to tighten the purse strings and hike taxes is complex at any time, and even more so when the economic fallout from COVID-19 remains unclear. Getting deficits – the gap between government spending and income – under control will need to happen eventually, but it would be a brave government that pursued such a goal now.

  • Are sustainable bonds the new smartphones?

    10 May 2021

    The market for sustainable bonds to fund activities that have a positive impact on the environment or society is booming. But there are many factors to consider before investing. Not least among them is a crucial question: is your money really being used to fund the activities promised?

  • Divergence, debt sustainability and climate: Key takeaways from the IMF Spring meetings

    14 Apr 2021

    Debate over the short- and longer-term consequences of COVID-19 dominated the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund, with our emerging-market debt team among those following discussions closely.

  • Deficits still matter… just not right now

    22 Mar 2021

    Deciding when to tighten the purse strings and hike taxes is complex at any time, even more so when the economic fallout from COVID-19 remains unclear. Getting deficits under control will need to happen eventually, but it would be a brave government to pursue that goal in the short term.

  • Why it is getting harder to assess value in financial markets

    19 Mar 2021

    Massive intervention by central banks and governments in recent years has left investors struggling to value financial assets.

  • The new struggle for global supremacy could disrupt financial markets

    17 Mar 2021

    China’s economic rise threatens US supremacy and the global economic and financial order built up since 1945.

  • Zero rates: Too much of a good thing?

    9 Mar 2021

    The inexorable rise in asset prices caused by the seemingly never-ending era of monetary easing is calling into question long-held investment beliefs, as members of our multi-asset & macro and equities teams explain.

  • Everybody wants one: Are sustainable bonds the new smartphones?

    5 Mar 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance and fragility of the natural balance. As governments, companies and investors aim for a just transition, sustainable bonds are being issued at pace in different formats. Is it a fad, and do markets really need so many varieties?

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