Nuveen
Small Caps Reawaken as Manufacturing and AI Drive Broader Markets
Nuveen argues U.S. small-cap equities may be entering a stronger phase, supported by recovering manufacturing activity, attractive valuations, and a broadening AI-driven investment cycle.
The Russell 2000 has rebounded 14% since...
2026-05-12
2026-05-12
NatWest Group
Britain’s Economy Holds Up—But Inflation Pressures Are Returning
NatWest’s latest UK economic update argues the British economy remains surprisingly resilient despite the Iran conflict, though rising business costs and weakening trade flows are beginning to erode momentum.
UK Services PMI rose to...
2026-05-11
Edmond de Rothschild
Europe’s Reindustrialisation Is Becoming a Logistics Story
Edmond de Rothschild argues industrial and logistics real estate is increasingly tied to Europe’s push for sovereignty, reshoring and supply-chain resilience.
Around 70% of Edmond de Rothschild’s recent Eurozone capital d...
2026-05-11
Capital Group
AI Is Breaking the Passive Investing Era
Capital Group argues the AI capex cycle is triggering one of the largest periods of market dispersion in decades, undermining the dominance of passive index investing.
Hyperscaler AI capex is projected to reach roughly 2.1% of U.S. G...
2026-05-11
Schroders
The World Is Drifting Into a Stagflationary Regime
Schroders argues the Middle East conflict has fundamentally altered the macro backdrop, pushing the global economy into a more stagflationary direction that markets still appear to underestimate.
Schroders cut its global GDP forecast to&n...
2026-05-08
BlackRock/iShares
Earnings Strength Keeps Markets Risk-On
BlackRock Investment Institute says powerful earnings momentum and accelerating AI monetisation continue to support global equities, even as geopolitical fragmentation reshapes market leadership.
The S&P 500 recorded its best month si...
2026-05-08
GMO
Deep Value’s Second Act: International Discounts Remain Extreme
GMO argues that despite a strong rally in non-U.S. equities, international deep value stocks still trade at unusually depressed levels relative to U.S. markets and broader global equities.
Developed non-U.S. equities trade at roughly ...
2026-05-08
Amundi Asset Managers
Central Banks Freeze as the Energy Shock Clouds the Outlook
Amundi argues global central banks are entering a phase of “disciplined optionality,” pausing policy moves while assessing whether the Middle East energy shock evolves into a broader stagflation regime.
The Fed, ECB and BoE al...
2026-05-06
UBS Asset Management
Alpha Replaces Beta as the Easy Cycle Ends
UBS Asset Management argues that real estate is entering a fundamentally different phase, where returns are no longer driven by falling rates and cap rate compression, but by execution, data, and operational skill.
The prior cycle was def...
2026-05-06
Northern Trust
When Wealth Moves: Capital Is Becoming Borderless by Design
Northern Trust argues the global migration of wealth is accelerating, driven by a mix of geopolitical risk, diversification needs, and expanding cross-border financial opportunities.
A record 165,000 high-net-worth families are...
