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What matters most?

The Weekender uses the Most Important Question framework to assess What Matters Most for the direction of markets.

Reshaping the Investment Model: Challenges and Shifts for EMEA Asset Owners

In this episode, host Paul Fahey chats with Mark Austin, Pensions and Insurance Executive, EMEA at Northern Trust, to explore findings from Northern Trust’s global asset owner peer study, “Asset Owners in Focus”.

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Q2 UPDATE

The Market Brief

Grant Johnsey, Head of Client Solutions Banking & Markets, Americas recently hosted a webinar analyzing market trends 100 days into the new administration. He shared insights on the bear market, market volatility, and historical perspectives on the current investment environment.

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Market Moves

An Orchestrated EcoSystemThe Parallels Between a 250,000-ton Ship and the Modern Investment ManagerRead Article

Options Quarterly Commentary Q2 2025The second quarter of 2025 was marked by pronounced market volatility as investors contended with tariff policy uncertainty and an escalating war in the Middle East.Read Article

Has Geopolitical Risk Lost Its Bite? Understanding Market Reaction to the Iran and Israel ConflictRead Article

Oil Is Not Acting Like an Anti-Fragile AssetWhy have oil prices been less sensitive to global macro events?Read Article

What’s Driving Recent USD Weakness? A comparison of changes in currency spot rates versus net international investment positionRead Article

Recent Gold & Silver TrendsDespite strong price gains and supporting macro trends, investment allocations to gold remain at historically low levels.Read Article

Stock Market Valuations Only Matter in the Long RunHigh valuations in US large cap stocks are well known.Read Article

Correlations Are HighDuring bear markets, correlations between sectors in the S&P 500 Index tend to rise.Read Article

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Supercycles and a sensible secretary
The Weekender looks at the implications of fiscal expansion in Europe as the US deleverages, including prospects for a supercycle in commodities, re-leveraging of the US private sector, and what governments see in rare earth minerals.
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Change, accelerating
The Weekender continues looking at the implications of military Keynesianism and a fiscal put emerging in Europe.
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Rising like the pheasant
The Weekender looks for evidence to sustain the comeback potential of Europe and China, while asking what matters most for US policy drivers and what can investors do if range-bound markets and inflation volatility both persist.