The substitution effect: AI and the labour market

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As investors, we need to know how firms will manage the seismic shift that jobs markets will experience due to generative AI over the next few years and decades.

Market Monitor – 22 December 2023

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Despite a couple of wobbles, share prices around the world managed to hold on to their recent gains this week.

Market Monitor – 15 December 2023

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Central bankers in the United States gave global stock markets a major boost this week by suggesting they will start to cut interest rates early in the new year.

Market Monitor – 8 December 2023

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Global stock markets drifted lower this week as investors await signs from central banks of imminent changes to monetary policy.

Market Monitor – 1 December 2023

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Global stock markets ended a strong month on a generally positive note as investors continue to hope that central banks will soon be able to start cutting interest rates.

Market Monitor – 24 November 2023

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Global stock markets held on to their recent gains during what by recent standards has been a relatively uneventful week.

With macro risks elevated it’s all about stock selection

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There are plenty of macro drivers that will create equity volatility in 2024. To succeed, investors will need to maintain a resilient portfolio.

Market Monitor – 17 November 2023

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Global stock markets have extended their November gains after latest data showed welcome falls in inflation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Balancing uncertainty and optimism

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The slowdown we are all expecting keeps being put off, but how severe will it be when it eventually shows up?

Market Monitor – 10 November 2023

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Global stock markets enjoyed a largely positive week, although optimism was tempered on Thursday by concerns that continued strength in the American labour market could force the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy further.