Economic

Global growth is approaching an inflection point; either the slowdown becomes entrenched and leads to a recession, or the cycle gets extended as interest rate cuts and fiscal stimulus start to take effect. What does this mean for the inflation outlook? This was a key discussion point during our latest policy meetings with the investment team debating the risk that price … [Read more...] about Should investors continue to ignore inflation?

Economic indicators suggest a global recession is unlikely, and any resolution of the China-US trade war could provide further relief. However the author believes the UK could be moving closer to recession territory. With Brexit looming and all its attendant uncertainty, recession could be a very real possibility for the UK. Indeed declining domestic GDP and large-scale … [Read more...] about How likely is a global recession?

Epochenjahr is one of those wonderful German words describing a concept in a single word. In detail, it refers to a year when one era ends and another begins, usually referring to watershed moments such as 1789 or 1918. As investors, we should consider whether 2016 marks the end of globalisation as we know it, as the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote inaugurated an … [Read more...] about Investing in the age of de-globalisation

The recent inversion of the US Treasury yield curve has had the financial press in a bit of a frenzy. I see a glaring contradiction in the fact that so many market participants and commentators emphasize the heightened level of economic uncertainty, and at the same time seem to consider flat or inverted yield curves as foolproof predictors of a recession. I see this as … [Read more...] about Yield curve hysteria