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
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...
2026-06-16
NatWest Group
Diplomatic Progress Eases Energy Fears, but Inflation Risks Persist
NatWest’s latest economic update examines the market impact of a preliminary U.S.–Iran agreement and assesses how the recent energy shock continues to influence growth, inflation, and monetary policy expectations.
Oil prices have fa...
2026-06-15
DWS
Utilities Re-Emerge as a Strategic AI Infrastructure Play
DWS’s latest CIO View highlights a shift toward utilities as AI-driven electricity demand, data-centre expansion, and electrification trends create a stronger long-term investment case, while elevated bond yields improve the sector’s rela...
2026-06-15
State Street Investment Management
Enhanced Strategies Challenge the Traditional Core-Satellite Model
State Street Investment Management argues that enhanced equity strategies can improve portfolio efficiency by delivering more consistent risk-adjusted returns while preserving the diversification benefits investors expect from a core allocation....
2026-06-15
Capital Group
AI Investment Boom Offsets Growing Geopolitical Headwinds
Capital Group’s midyear macro outlook explores how AI-driven capital spending is supporting economic growth even as the Iran war, higher energy prices, and persistent inflation create mounting challenges for the global economy.
The report...
2026-06-12
Schroders
Emerging Markets: Resilience Amid Global Fragility
Schroders' June outlook, led by Abdallah Guezour, argues that emerging market debt continues to offer attractive opportunities despite an increasingly complex global environment.
EM debt remains supported by stronger fiscal and external bal...
2026-06-12
UBS Asset Management
Alternative Assets Face Another Stress Test
UBS Asset Management's latest Red Thread publication assesses how alternative investments are performing in a world of elevated uncertainty and shifting macro conditions.
Private markets and infrastructure continue to demonstrate resilience...
2026-06-10
Amundi Asset Managers
Retirement Investing Enters a New Phase
This report from the Amundi Investment Institute explores how lifecycle investing is evolving through dynamic glidepaths, AI-enabled personalisation, and greater integration of private assets into retirement portfolios.
• Lifecycle strategies...
