Outlook 2023: Environmental solutions are crossing a watershed

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As financial markets struggle for direction, Jon Wallace and Noelle Guo discuss the unavoidable trends shaping the future.

Is this banking crisis the same old story?

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Since the Global Financial Crisis, regulators and policy makers have worked to avoid a repeat. Yet banks are in trouble again. Is this the same old story?

Budget reaction: A glass half full Budget for the optimists

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Richard Buxton assesses Jeremy Hunt’s first full budget, in which the Chancellor sought to incentivise companies to invest in and encourage re-participation in the workforce.

Inching closer towards rate cuts

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Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards say global growth will continue to slow in the coming months, dragging inflation further down, increasing the likelihood of rate cuts towards the end of the year.

A change in fortune for bond markets?

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Optimism around fixed income was rare in 2022, but there are reasons to believe 2023 may see a change in fortune for bond markets, say Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards.

Notes from the Investment Floor: Yield is back for bonds

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Vikram Aggarwal sets the scene for bond markets in 2023, as yield finally returns to the asset class. Could market fears transfer from duration to credit quality in 2023?

Outlook 2023: Bonds are back

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Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards assess the prospects for fixed income as inflation fades and growth concerns emerge.

Outlook 2023: Shunning predictions to focus on sustainable trends

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The team at NZS Capital explain why they don’t make macro forecasts or try to predict when market focus will shift, but instead look for sustainable investable trends.

Outlook 2023: Recession, but that needn’t be bad for bonds

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Adam Darling looks ahead to the prospect of bad economic news in 2023, but explains why he hasn’t been this optimistic about bond markets for years.

Outlook 2023: Is the time ripe for emerging markets?

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Nick Payne explains why he believes emerging markets are poised for a recovery after a challenging year.