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The latest Investors’ Outlook looks at what could keep markets running and what might hold them back. The Multi Asset team explores what higher yields could mean for equities, why the pace of AI investment bears watching, and how the upcoming US midterm elections could affect markets.

As this publication returns from its summer break, there are plenty of pieces to put together. But the signals coming from the economy and markets don’t necessarily all add up to the same conclusion. In the latest Investors’ Outlook, we connect the dots to get a better sense of what may come next.

After a turbulent first half dominated by geopolitics, commodity markets are entering a new phase. Tight inventories, weather risks, production trends, and demand are once again taking center stage. Discover our latest views on where we see the biggest opportunities—and risks—across energy, metals, and agriculture in the second half of 2026.

With the first half of the year behind us, the latest Investors’ Outlook explores the topics that have occupied markets, including what mega-IPOs could mean for equity markets, whether easing geopolitical tensions might help cool inflation concerns, and what may lie ahead for the UK economy.

As we enter the home stretch of the first half of the year, one of the main questions is what the war in the Middle East may mean for the economy’s trajectory this year. The Multi Asset Boutique shares its views in the latest Investors’ Outlook.

Risk sentiment has withstood seesawing geopolitical headlines. The latest Investors’ Outlook shares the Multi Asset Boutique's reasons why and outlines what may lie ahead as we move further into the second quarter.

The dispersion across commodity sectors persists into Q1 2026, with petroleum now the dominant driver of BCOM performance. In our latest quarterly outlook, we examine the supply dynamics behind elevated oil prices, the sharp precious metals selloff, and our views across energy, metals, and agriculture amid acute geopolitical uncertainty.

Investors are in wait-and-see mode as they face many moving pieces in the Middle East war. The Multi Asset Boutique shares its views in the latest Investors’ Outlook.

There has been no shortage of volatility amid escalating geopolitical tensions and growing AI disruption fears, but a little market pruning can be healthy. The latest Investors’ Outlook sifts through the recent developments and puts them into perspective.

The geopolitical risk premium has transitioned from being a mere possibility to a present reality. Here is our perspective on the evolving situation in the Middle East.

It has been a roaring start to the new year as geopolitical headlines turned the volume up, contributing to a weaker US dollar and a surge in gold. But what else may await investors as the year unfolds? Find out in the first Investors’ Outlook of 2026.

Commodities delivered strong returns in 2025 with the significant dispersion across commodities. In our quarterly commodity outlook, we discuss our view of oil markets, metals, grains and of course the all shining precious metal rally. Find out where we see value in an environment of macroeconomic tailwind and geopolitical uncertainty.