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
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...
2026-05-06
NatWest Group
Central Banks Pause—But the Uncertainty Has Not
NatWest’s latest “Wait and See” note argues that global policymakers are holding rates steady not because risks have eased, but because visibility has deteriorated.
The Bank of England held rates at 3.75%, with an 8...
2026-05-05
Franklin Templeton Investments
Earnings Still Rule: Markets Look Through Geopolitics—for Now
Franklin Templeton maintains that earnings momentum, not geopolitics, remains the dominant driver of equity markets, even as energy shocks build in the background.
US GDP is expected around 2.5% in 2026, supported by sustained AI-dri...
2026-05-05
Northern Trust
Energy Shock Arithmetic: OPEC Fractures and India Feels the Strain
Northern Trust highlights how the UAE’s exit from OPEC and rising energy stress are exposing structural vulnerabilities across both producers and import-dependent economies.
The UAE’s departure weakens cartel discipline, raisi...
2026-05-05
Schroders
Financing the Grey Zone: Transition Capital Moves to Center Stage
Schroders argues that the next phase of sustainable investing lies not in “green” assets, but in financing the messy, capital-intensive transition of high-emitting sectors.
Transition finance targets hard-to-abate sectors...
2026-05-05
Nuveen
Earnings Carry the Market: Fundamentals Still Lead
Nuveen’s latest CIO Weekly argues that despite geopolitical tension and inflation noise, equity markets remain anchored in earnings growth rather than sentiment or valuation expansion.
Q1 earnings are delivering double-digit EP...
