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16 December 2024

Steven Bell

Chief Economist, EMEA

Closing Bell 2024 : ‘Immaculate disinflation’ and the ‘Magnificent Seven’

US mega-cap tech stocks drove strong equity returns whereas bonds had a largely dull year. Is the stage set for continued US outperformance in 2025?
13 December 2024

Sally Springer

Senior Sustainable Research Analyst, Global Research

It’s a value trap! How research intensity can help reveal genuine recovery stocks

With intangible asset growth increasingly a driver of performance growth, a core research theme for us is ‘human capital’. It's just one way our Global Fundamental Research Group feeds into our investment process.
9 December 2024

Steven Bell

Chief Economist, EMEA

Is the UK heading for recession?

There has been a major decline in optimism about UK economic prospects in recent months.
6 December 2024

UK equities: don’t believe the doom mongers

While Labour’s first Budget was a surprise in terms of the scale of the fiscal loosening, there remain grounds for cautious optimism about UK equities.
5 December 2024

Joanna Tano

Head of Research, Europe, Real Estate (EMEA)

2025 Global Real Estate Outlook: Is property at a turning point?

Global property prices have broadly stabilised. With interest rates heading lower, is real estate at a turning point?
2 December 2024

Steven Bell

Chief Economist, EMEA

The US under the new President: four good years or four bad?

It is no exaggeration to say that financial markets and governments across the world have greeted the clean sweep by Republicans in the US elections with some nervousness.
21 November 2024

William Davies

Global Chief Investment Officer

2025 Macro Outlook: Slower growth amid geopolitical uncertainty, but opportunities remain

Headwinds are blowing but conditions are supportive, so we see both risks and opportunities in 2025.
19 November 2024

Melda Mergen

Global Head of Equities

2025 Equity Outlook: Will lower rates and strong earnings be enough to keep markets up?

Going into 2025, strong company fundamentals and trends in innovation could be outweighed by increased geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty.
18 November 2024

Christopher Mahon

Head of Dynamic Real Return, Multi-asset

Lifestyling: the Achilles heel in DC pensions

Why too much derisking – the accepted orthodoxy in UK defined contribution pensions – is a bad thing.
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