VanEck
Critical Metals Are Emerging as the Physical Backbone of AI and Defense
VanEck argues that rare earths and copper have become strategic assets at the center of AI infrastructure, defense modernization, grid expansion and supply-chain security, creating long-term investment implications beyond traditional commodity cycles...
2026-06-22
2026-06-22
Capital Group
Markets Keep Climbing Despite War, Inflation and Election Risks
Capital Group’s Midyear Outlook argues that market resilience has remained intact despite geopolitical conflict, elevated inflation and election uncertainty, supported by AI investment, healthcare innovation and a more attractive bond market....
2026-06-19
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
ING Bank
Norway’s Hawkish Central Bank Could Give the Krone a Tailwind
ING argues that persistent inflation pressures are likely to force Norges Bank to deliver one final rate hike in August, potentially providing support for the Norwegian krone even as global factors continue to dominate currency markets.
Norges...
2026-06-19
Northern Trust
Asia’s AI Boom and Trade Resilience Are Reshaping the Global Outlook
Northern Trust’s latest economic commentary examines how Asia is navigating geopolitical tensions, benefiting from the AI investment cycle and adapting to an increasingly fragmented global trade environment.
Despite ongoing geopolitical t...
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...
