Africa Chart Pack Africa Chart Pack (Jan. 26) Sub-Saharan Africa is entering one of its best periods of growth since the 2010s, propelled by better terms of trade, low inflation and loose monetary policy. Our forecasts for most countries –... 27th January 2026 · 0 mins read
Event Markets Drop-In: The dollar outlook – economics vs politics and our 2026 forecasts 28th January 2026, 1:00PM GMT What has driven the dollar’s recent sharp fall? Are dedollarisation fears back in charge amid heightened political uncertainty? What support will the US macro narrative lend the currency?
FX Markets Update What to make of the dollar rout Our view is that most fundamental factors still point to a stronger dollar in 2026. But renewed uncertainty around the Trump administration’s approach to US economic and foreign policy threatens to... 26th January 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily Plenty to worry markets even if the Fed is uneventful It looks set to be a fairly quiet Fed meeting this week as far as markets are concerned, and perhaps even a quiet year on the policy front despite the background noise. But there are plenty of other... 26th January 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily What could the BoJ do to help the JGB market? While today’s BoJ meeting was fairly uneventful, with no big impact on Japanese financial markets besides some significant volatility in the yen during Governor Ueda’s press conference, that may not... 23rd January 2026 · 5 mins read
Equities Update What share issuance can tell us about the AI bubble One warning sign that a bubble is close to bursting is high and rising gross equity issuance; that was a feature, for example, during the dotcom bubble and the “non-profitable tech” bubble in 2020-21... 23rd January 2026 · 5 mins read
Japan Economics Weekly BoJ reluctant to cap government bond yields The Bank of Japan unveiled today that it had discussed tweaking the planned reduction in its bond purchase plan in response to the huge sell-off triggered by PM Takaichi’s campaign pledge to suspend... 23rd January 2026 · 5 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Emerging Markets Capital Flows Monitor (Jan. 2026) So far at least, there’s little sign that the geopolitical flare-ups this year have affected capital inflows to emerging markets. Indeed, inflows have picked up sharply in the last few weeks. Even if... 22nd January 2026 · 0 mins read
Capital Daily Are US markets too complacent about political risk? Although our base case is that the recovery in US markets will broadly continue, risk premia remain narrow and the chance of a larger repricing is probably high. 22nd January 2026 · 3 mins read
Asset Allocation Update How big is the threat to global markets from JGBs? Although further weakness in JGBs might have implications for financial markets outside Japan, we doubt the global fallout would be large for four reasons. 21st January 2026 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily No Greenland news is good news for markets US-Europe tensions over Greenland, and renewed US policy uncertainty more broadly, has led to speculation of a return of the “sell America” narrative that dominated financial markets in the first half... 21st January 2026 · 5 mins read
Event Japan Drop-In: Takaichi’s election gamble – Fiscal risks, market consequences 9th February 2026, 8:00AM GMT Our Japan economists were online the day after the election to analyse the results, explore what they mean for Japan’s fiscal and monetary balance, and discuss the implications for Ja
Japan Economics Update How would Japan respond to a further surge in yields? Should JGB yields continue to surge, PM Takaichi may be forced to offset some of the expansionary fiscal measures announced recently with tightening elsewhere. However, those moves may not be seen as... 21st January 2026 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Could markets prompt Trump to change his plans for Greenland? The latest triple sell-off in US equities, Treasuries, and the dollar would probably have to become much larger before the ‘guardrails’ of the financial markets prompted Donald Trump to change his... 20th January 2026 · 4 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Focus Parsing EM political risk premiums Political risk has emerged as a key theme of 2026. Our analysis of EM political shocks over the last 15 years suggests that the key determinants of the size and persistence of political risk premiums... 20th January 2026 · 15 mins read
India Economics Focus What to expect from India’s Union Budget Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be keen to demonstrate continued fiscal restraint when she delivers her ninth Union Budget on Sunday 1st February. But the current political backdrop is not... 20th January 2026 · 9 mins read
