Is It time to move cash off the sidelines?
With over $7 trillion in cash on the sidelines and rates near their peak, what’s the smart move for investors? We’ll look at the Fed’s charts, past cycles, as well as potential risks and rewards.
26 Touko 202510min
Summer of Mortgage-backed securities?
As 30-year mortgage rates near 7% and home prices climb, we explore the risks and opportunities in mortgage-backed securities. Why do you think these assets are so sought after?
23 Touko 20250s
Reshaping trade, taxes, and markets
As the White House promotes its “one, big, beautiful” tax bill and while federal deficits could be approaching 7% of GDP, markets are constantly recalibrating. How are these policy shifts reshaping tr...
14 Touko 20250s
Policymakers risk falling behind the curve?
After a period of underperformance, fixed income has staged a remarkable comeback—regaining more than half of losses since early April. What’s behind this sharp reversal, and is it the start of a last...
12 Touko 20250s
POTUS 47 - Tracking the post-tariff trade
We are almost a month out post ‘Liberation Day.’ As we pass the 100 days of the second Trump administration, C-suite leaders and investors seem to be even more uncertain about the direction of policy ...
5 Touko 20250s
Tariffs impact on international economies
Just about everyone is in shock and tried to digest this regime change at the IMF World Bank meeting last week. Views were all over the place, and Alejo Czerwonko, UBS’s CIO Emerging Markets was there...
30 Huhti 202510min
The era of AI: Digitalization of portfolios
In this episode, Sandy Kaul, Head of Innovation at Franklin Templeton, discusses AI and its relationship to client portfolios. What happens when they merge and what impact will that have on the role o...
22 Huhti 20250s
Is market turbulence just the beginning?
The market's verdict so far has been harsh. Two critical questions emerge: Will they trigger a recession? And can the Federal Reserve respond effectively if inflation remains elevated?
11 Huhti 202515min
