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Eurozone | Limited Ukraine incursion would dampen the recovery
Posted by Innes McFee on Feb 15, 2022
The impact of a “limited” incursion by Russia into Ukraine would deal an unwelcome blow to the European economy via higher inflation squeezing real...
Global | The real estate bounce will extend into 2022
Posted by Innes McFee on Nov 26, 2021
After bouncing back from the pandemic in 2021, global real estate will likely have another strong year in 2022 – we expect returns of 8%. Despite...
Global | Real estate is not a hedge for this type of inflation
Posted by Innes McFee on Nov 26, 2021
The received wisdom that real estate is a good inflation hedge is an oversimplification. This is revealed by our two plausible high inflation...
Global | Is this a goldilocks recovery? Consumers will decide
Posted by Innes McFee on May 12, 2021
Despite Covid cases rising globally, upside risks to our already relatively optimistic baseline are material. The main risk stems from the estimated...
The global consequences of rising US bond yields
Posted by Innes McFee on Mar 18, 2021
Global bond yields have risen sharply over recent weeks to become more in line with fair value. Previous episodes have demonstrated that what starts...
Global | Bond rout will end, but the real debate is just beginning
Posted by Innes McFee on Mar 2, 2021
The current market sell-off should be contained with a strong verbal reiteration of existing forward guidance from central bankers in the coming...
Implications of a vaccine for growth | Global
Posted by Innes McFee on Nov 10, 2020
News of an effective potential vaccine is a significant boost in the fight against Coronavirus, but it doesn’t yet warrant an upgrade to our baseline...
Global | Government bond yields will remain stuck to the floor
Posted by Innes McFee on Jun 20, 2020
The fallout from the pandemic will cement the trend of safe haven bond yields remaining low over the next five years. Any rises will be gradual and...