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The US dollar’s steep decline from mid-May to early June has been arrested, but unfortunately its comeback has been mostly driven by bad news. Equities have...

This week we had confirmation that Australia’s economy contracted in the March quarter. This was enough for even the government to concede that the economy is in...

Negative interest rates were a hot topic this week. President Trump repeated his support for the idea but even prior to this, several Federal Reserve officials said...

A sense of optimism is re-surging around the globe, as we see a glimpse of the COVID-19 ‘curve flattening’. The rate of increased cases of infection in the US and in...

The plunge in both short-term and long-term interest rates has sparked a debate about how other asset classes respond, including equities. In the wire below, I outline...

Crucial Question: Is It 1995 or 2007?Before reading this week's update on the global macro and equities picture, investors are advised to add three new words to their...

The US equity bull market has just turned the ripe old age of ten. In market years, this is considered old-age. In fact, this bull market is the oldest on record using...

The Federal Reserve's recent about-face on interest rates – holding the federal funds target rate range to 2.25% to 2.50% following some very rocky markets and modest...

The world’s most powerful central bank, the Fed, has hiked rates nine times since 2015. After a policy of providing guidance, and sticking to it, the Fed abruptly...

We believe there are three key themes that will persist in 2019; divergence, disruption and debt-overhang. Invesco's Chief Global Market Strategist, Kristina Hooper,...