Turkey’s test – voting for an inflection point?

Istanbul skyline

As the election looms, we ask if investors are overlooking Turkey’s potential as an investment destination.

UK banks, base rate, bad debts and borrowing … what does it all mean?

UK banks

After a sustained period of quantitative easing, and with more deposits than loans, UK high street banks have huge liquidity

Emerging market opportunities when trying to bridge the Gulf

city-based solar panels

The Middle East is too big a part of the emerging market bond investment universe to disregard

Fiscal Deterioration in Brazil and Colombia, Stability in Peru

South America colorful houses on a hillside

Tensions between fiscal and monetary policy? Read the key takeaways from our recent trip to Latin America.

High yield default expectations in Europe buck the trend

Industrial Chimneys

Improving conditions across multiple themes are combining to boost optimism, from refinancing levels and gas prices to China reopening

What happens next for banks?

Our Global CIO and equity analysts look at the changes that may be coming for banks in the wake of recent events involving Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse.

Credit Suisse : Crisis throws up more questions than answers

Assessing UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse and with wider ramifications for credit markets in the future.

China’s role in global trade and why it still matters

Emerging markets - Container ship in export and import business logistics and transportation

We look at the major role China continues to play in the global economy, the interdependence between the EU and China, and the potential flashpoints of which investors should be aware

Bond market breakdown: bumper start to year sees broader issuance

Leaves sprouting

Year-to-date issuance is at $184 billion – which is 78% larger than 2018’s total issuance.

Ukraine: one year on but no end in sight

Ukraine flag on a wall with bullet holes

A year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we are unfortunately no closer to seeing an end to the war than when the first bombs dropped on 24 February 2022.