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Feb 06, 2026 Chart of the week

A precious-metals reality check

The latest sell off was a dramatic reminder that precious metals can move in bursts. Inflation adjusted prices are still at levels rarely seen in modern history.

Commodities
Jan 30, 2026 Chart of the week

Yields spike, costs lag

Markets can reprice JGBs overnight, but the real fault line between volatility and vulnerability is when the effective interest rate surpasses growth

Bonds
Jan 23, 2026 Chart of the week

Tight by comparison

Increasingly, shrinking Eurozone spreads say less about European virtues and more about anxieties in many of the world’s other bond markets.

Fixed Income, Europe
Jan 16, 2026 Chart of the week

U.S. small caps: Ready for a comeback?

Have small caps seen a weak decade, or were large caps simply off the charts?

Equities
Jan 09, 2026 Chart of the week

Regime change of a different kind

Venezuela’s turmoil offers a test case of how oil and metals shocks can ripple through inflation and rates, as the energy transition rewrites old market rules.

Politics, Energy, Raw materials, Zinsen, Commodities
Dec 19, 2025 Chart of the week

High rates, high stakes

Brazil’s central bank looks set to remain hawkish. Structural reforms following next year’s elections could help unlock the country’s potential.

Elections, Central banks
Dec 12, 2025 Chart of the week

The worrying 'K' on the U.S. stock market

The operating profits of the S&P 500 and overall economic profits are decoupling

Americas, Equities
Dec 05, 2025 Chart of the week

U.S. unemployment steady, nerves frayed

A widening gap between official data and worker sentiment points to the power of technological anxiety.

Nov 28, 2025 Chart of the week

Rational Exuberance

2026 may be a good year for risky assets

Macro, Equities, Bonds, Fixed Income, Currencies, Alternatives, Precious metals
Nov 21, 2025 Chart of the week

Tequila sunrise

Mexico in the spotlight: despite concerns ahead of last year’s U.S. elections, the peso has strengthened and local bonds have shone. What may be driving this resilience?

Emerging Markets, Fixed Income
Nov 14, 2025 Chart of the week

China’s 5-Year Plan: Innovation Overdrive?

The Communist Party’s latest 5-year blueprint puts technology and productivity in the spotlight.

Asia & Pacific
Nov 07, 2025 Chart of the week

The great net income divergence, revisited

For over a decade, the S&P 500’s net income growth has outpaced Europe’s Stoxx 600. But signs of change are emerging beneath the surface.

Equities, Americas, Europe, Financials, Industrials
Oct 31, 2025 Chart of the week

EUR/USD rate is caught in a sideways trend

The euro may need fresh impetus from Europe to gain further momentum

Oct 24, 2025 Chart of the week

The Nikkei has scaled new heights

Both political developments and structural tailwinds are breathing fresh life into the Japanese stock market

Equities, Asia & Pacific, Politics
Oct 17, 2025 Chart of the week

Silver – a metal of dual purpose in tightening markets

Silver hits record highs on industrial demand surge and supply squeeze

Commodities, Precious metals
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