Macro Monitor: Rates higher for longer?

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The team managing the Jupiter Strategic Absolute Return Bond strategy analyses Fed policy and shares its outlook for interest rates and inflation.

Reading the Fed tea leaves

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Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards say the Federal Reserve may continue to raise rates to combat soaring inflation, belying a relatively dovish interpretation of the Fed’s tone by markets.

Absolute Return Bond funds: A modern approach to diversification

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Huw Davies, Investment Manager, Fixed Income – Absolute Return, discusses why investors are recognising the need to look beyond a traditional 60 / 40 structure in favour of a more modern approach. 

Fed pivot? Get ready for a gold & silver breakout

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Ned Naylor-Leyland explains how a shift in central bank policy could trigger a change in market sentiment that sends gold and silver prices to record highs.

A tale of fading inflation and slowing growth

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Ariel Bezalel, investment manager for fixed income, explains how inflation is easing, a recession looks likely and what this means for fixed income investors.

Notes from the Investment Floor: When China sneezes…

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Nick Payne discusses the situation in China, which is easing monetary and fiscal policy when others are tightening, and whether ‘zero Covid’ can stand the test of time.

Preparing for the sugar crash: opportunities in high yield credit

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Adam Darling (Investment Manager, Fixed Income) argues that high yield’s tough year can get tougher still: but the best buying opportunity in decades may be near.

Notes from the Investment Floor: Why’s Japan’s inflation still so low?

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Dan Carter discusses the macroeconomic dynamics at play in Japan, as the ‘immovable object’ of domestic deflation meets the ‘unstoppable force’ of global inflation.

Notes from the Investment Floor: Seeking sustainable investment ideas

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Freddie Woolfe, Investment Analyst, Global Sustainable Equities discusses the team’s approach to identifying investment ideas.

Japan after Abe: the political impact of a shocking tragedy

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Dan Carter and Mitesh Patel digest the shocking news that former PM Shinzo Abe was murdered last week and discuss the potential political ramifications.