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Morningstar DBRS: Have European Banks Broken the Sovereign Doom Loop, or Just Reshaped It?
Rising bond yields pose fresh risks for European banks, but stronger balance sheets offer protection.
Germany Leads European Stock Market Declines in September
Consumer cyclical stocks came under pressure, while only technology and energy posted positive returns.
BT Shares Rise Further on £400m TalkTalk Rescue Deal
Rival Virgin Media says the deal allows BT to ‘further tighten its grip on the market.’
7 Charts on US Markets: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders
The AI trade cooled and bond yields soared to multi-decade highs in the third quarter.
PitchBook: Anthropic’s Leaked Financials Reflect Fast Growth, but Not a $2 Trillion Valuation
Draft IPO filing shows a company growing faster than its annual results can capture.
Markets Brief: Is the US in an Earnings Bubble, and Should UK Investors Stay Local?
Plus: More IPOs are being pulled, and house price data on the calendar this week.
AI Boom Is ‘Real,’ and the Bond Selloff is ‘Perfectly Reasonable,’ Says Amundi’s O’Toole
John O’Toole, Amundi Asia CIO, weighs in on AI growth, market concentration, rising bond yields and the biggest risk to investment forecasts.
Investor Focus: Q4 UK Stock Market Outlook, Pension Triple Lock Drama, and Autumn Budget Preview
Wrapping our coverage of markets and the week.
4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4
And why today’s biggest market stories may be distractions.
Will the Bank of England Raise Interest Rates in Q4?
Markets are pricing in higher UK interest rates before the end of 2026, but Bank of England policymakers remain divided as inflation rises.
Actually, AI Is Boosting US Interest Rates, Not Inflation
The conventional wisdom misses the role of the Fed.
What’s the Outlook For UK Stock and Bond Markets in Q4?
UK stocks are near record highs, but the Autumn Budget, rising inflation, and the prospect of higher interest rates could reshape markets this year.
UK Government Launches Your First Home Scheme
Full details of the scheme will be set out at the budget on Oct. 28 by the Chancellor John Healey.
UK Markets Brief: Help to Buy’s Comeback, Airtel Money to IPO, and a Key Speech for John Healey
The revival of scheme to boost first-time buyers has lifted UK housebuilder stocks.
Higher Rates Have These Top Stock Fund Managers Taking a More Defensive Stance
That means avoiding companies with too much debt and adding exposure to high-dividend stocks like financials.
Investor Focus: Where to Buy Bonds, Berkshire’s Alphabet Bet, and How to Invest in Wayve
Wrapping our coverage of markets and the week.
DBRS Morningstar: Rising Rates to Hit Private Corporate Credit First and Hardest
Large corporates will be affected next through refinance and earnings cycles.
Inflation Is Peaking and Will Fall, BlackRock’s Rieder Says. Here’s Why
He makes the case for Japanese government bonds, European credit, and US investment-grade bonds.
Why the US Fed Rate Hike Spells Bad News for Private Equity Exits
Higher capital costs come on top of the threat of AI, an exit bottleneck, and damped investor appetite.
Why Is the Bitcoin Price Soaring Again?
Bitcoin has staged a sharp comeback despite rising bond yields and tighter monetary policy.
