After and Before

Mar 2, 2026

9:30 am

After Events of the weekend are forcing a major resetting of the investment outlook and have caused major disruption to the Middle East. This correspondent is currently based in Mumbai after the closure of Dubai airspace. Below we look at the consequences of the Iranian crisis and reflect on how the year started. Over the…

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US Exceptionalism!

Feb 24, 2026

6:30 am

• Supreme Court ruling caps tariff overreach, but opens a fiscal tail (repayments) and a credibility question • “Knee-jerk” policy escalation with 10/15% tariffs adds to the volatility • US Bond duration looks under-priced amid supply and confidence concerns • Blue Owl wakes the market up to the power of retail investors – Treasury market…

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The Illusion of US Resilience

Feb 16, 2026

11:34 am

• US data looks solid, but credibility is deteriorating beneath the surface • Inflation is cooling, though core pressures and tariff passthrough risks remain • Equity leadership is rotating firmly away from mega-cap concentration • Asia is executing decisive policy while Western markets drift US economic data continues to look solid on the surface, yet…

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Rotation

Feb 10, 2026

6:23 am

• Leadership is broadening as investors rotate away from US mega-cap concentration. • Technology is becoming more selective, with dispersion replacing blanket AI trades. • Ex-US markets, led by Japan, are attracting incremental capital flows. • Gold remains portfolio insurance despite near-term profit-taking. Markets are no longer driven solely by size, but by how swiftly…

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