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Oil markets have received some comparatively encouraging signals from the Middle East, but the improvement in physical supply has yet to translate into a decisive fall in prices.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving one of the largest infrastructure investment cycles in decades. But converting billions of dollars of planned spending into operating data centres will depend on more than access to electricity.

Bond markets are moving to a beat that equity markets have yet to hear. The MOVE Index has surged while the VIX remains near its lows – a divergence that has historically preceded broader risk repricing.

Government bond yields are rising again – but this is not simply a repeat of 2022. We consider what fiscal pressures, inflation uncertainty and higher borrowing costs could mean for bonds, equities and portfolio positioning.

Artificial intelligence has moved from a narrow technology theme to a broad investment, productivity and financing cycle that will impact almost every aspect of financial markets.

Oil prices and bond yields are once again moving in step, as inflation concerns keep both markets firmly in focus.