Insights

November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – A solid bond in your heart

With the UK budget looming, gilts rallied through October – helped somewhat by an interest rate cut. There were also rate moves elsewhere, with the US and Canada cutting, while Japan and the ECB kept things on hold. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – A solid bond in your heart

With the UK budget looming, gilts rallied through October – helped somewhat by an interest rate cut. There were also rate moves elsewhere, with the US and Canada cutting, while Japan and the ECB kept things on hold. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.

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4 November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – A solid bond in your heart

With the UK budget looming, gilts rallied through October – helped somewhat by an interest rate cut. There were also rate moves elsewhere, with the US and Canada cutting, while Japan and the ECB kept things on hold. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
3 November 2025

Anthony Willis

Senior Economist

Weekly Perspectives: China - playing your cards right

We focus on China and two key events from the past few weeks that are likely to shape the outlook going forward.
30 October 2025

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

US asset-backed securities: the basics

The first in a mini-series of short articles designed to educate readers on asset-backed securities (ABS) and the benefits of investing in the asset class. First up: what it is and how it actually works.
28 October 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Crude intentions

US sanctions against two Russian oil giants saw prices spike, as well as putting upward pressure on bond yields. Elsewhere there is optimism that presidents Trump and Xi will find sufficient common ground for a US/China trade deal. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
22 October 2025

Asset Allocation update - October 2025

Despite lingering questions around their legality and (lagged) potential impact on US inflation, financial markets appear to have moved swiftly on from tariffs.
21 October 2025

Gregory Turnbull Schwartz

Senior Analyst, Fixed Income

Battling the elements: will climate change reshape defence spending?

From jet engines to toll roads, environmental change is reshaping military readiness, infrastructure resilience, and the investment case for the companies that build and maintain such assets.
21 October 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Up, up and away

Government debt continues to dominate discourse, with the IMF predicting that globally it will soon exceed 100% of global GDP. Elsewhere we saw regional bank problems in the US and more trouble for France. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.
20 October 2025

Anthony Willis

Senior Economist

Weekly Perspectives: Around the World in 240 seconds

This week we take a quick trip around the world and provide an update on the state of play around some of the key themes that have been moving markets recently.
17 October 2025

Tenisha Elliott

Sustainability Research Analyst

Thematic Insight: Getting in shape for the food system transformation

Ultra-processed foods, chronic disease, growing awareness of the link between diet and health ... no wonder the global food system is undergoing profound change.
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