BlackRock/iShares
Strong Earnings Remain the Key Counterweight to Higher Interest Rates
Markets are increasingly pricing a scenario where inflation remains sticky and policy rates stay elevated, placing greater importance on earnings growth as the primary support for equity valuations.
The AI buildout remains the dominant earnings...
2026-06-19
2026-06-18
Allianz Global Investors
Why Oil Shocks Matter for Portfolios
Allianz Global Investors argues that today’s oil shock shares some similarities with the 1970s, but the economic backdrop is fundamentally more resilient due to AI-driven investment, stronger monetary policy frameworks and a more diversified en...
2026-06-18
Morgan Stanley
Growth and Value Are Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Separate
Morgan Stanley examines the 2026 Russell Index Reconstitution and argues that traditional distinctions between growth and value investing are becoming increasingly blurred as large technology companies mature.
• The annual Russell reconstitut...
2026-06-16
VanEck
The Grid, Not Generation, May Be the Defining Infrastructure Constraint of the AI Era
VanEck argues that the global economy is entering an “Age of Electricity” in which power demand from AI, electric vehicles, and industrial electrification is growing far faster than overall energy consumption, creating unprecedented press...
2026-06-16
Nuveen
Senior Loans and CLOs Gain Favor in a Higher-for-Longer Rate Environment
Nuveen’s Global Investment Committee highlights senior loans and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) as potentially attractive fixed-income allocations as persistent inflation and elevated interest rates reduce the likelihood of near-term po...
2026-06-16
ING Bank
Falling Oil Prices Haven’t Reversed the Shift to Higher Bond Yields
ING argues that while easing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices lower, bond markets are unlikely to return to pre-conflict conditions as inflation and real yields remain structurally elevated.
U.S. inflation breakevens...
2026-06-16
NatWest Group
Diplomatic Progress Eases Energy Fears, but Inflation Risks Persist
NatWest’s latest economic update examines the market impact of a preliminary U.S.–Iran agreement and assesses how the recent energy shock continues to influence growth, inflation, and monetary policy expectations.
Oil prices have fa...
2026-06-15
DWS
Utilities Re-Emerge as a Strategic AI Infrastructure Play
DWS’s latest CIO View highlights a shift toward utilities as AI-driven electricity demand, data-centre expansion, and electrification trends create a stronger long-term investment case, while elevated bond yields improve the sector’s rela...
2026-06-15
State Street Investment Management
Enhanced Strategies Challenge the Traditional Core-Satellite Model
State Street Investment Management argues that enhanced equity strategies can improve portfolio efficiency by delivering more consistent risk-adjusted returns while preserving the diversification benefits investors expect from a core allocation....
2026-06-15
Capital Group
AI Investment Boom Offsets Growing Geopolitical Headwinds
Capital Group’s midyear macro outlook explores how AI-driven capital spending is supporting economic growth even as the Iran war, higher energy prices, and persistent inflation create mounting challenges for the global economy.
The report...
