It has been another eventful – and at times grim – year, but global equities have continued to climb the ‘wall of worry’, up by more than a tenth in dollar terms. Given we are approaching the 2026 halfway mark, we highlight five interesting stock market observations below.
The UK political landscape appears even more difficult to navigate than at the start of the year: we are on the cusp of welcoming our fifth Prime Minister, in not quite as many years.
In this edition of our CIO Lens, we explore how this shift is unfolding, where opportunities and risks may emerge, and what it could mean for long-term investors.
SpaceX is going public, and the excitement is palpable. If the vertically integrated space company achieves its targeted USD1.75 trillion valuation on Friday it will be the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history.
It remains unclear how long the US-Iran ceasefire will last, and when the Strait of Hormuz will re-open, but in recent weeks it has looked as if neither side has much appetite for escalation.