Quality by first principles in EM
December 17, 2025
Agility within an investment process is key in navigating inevitable style regime rotation.
Commentaries
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Strategy Commentaries
Review each strategy’s performance and positioning during the quarter and near-term outlook. To view our latest commentaries please click the links below:
Quarterly Liquidity
Insights
Insights from our investment team on factors affecting recent market performance plus near-term outlook.
Money Moves Markets
Regular updates from Economist and Strategist Simon Ward on global monetary trends and their implications for economic and market prospects.
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UK inflation: another favourable surprise
December 17, 2025
November CPI numbers support “monetarist” optimism, with an undershoot now on the horizon.
Defiant Fed forecasts
December 11, 2025
The Fed’s economic forecasts continue to suggest that the window for easing will close in early 2026, based on a model of its historical behaviour.
Slowdown signals
December 9, 2025
Global manufacturing PMI new orders weakened on schedule but money trends currently suggest a limited decline.
Eurozone money update: disappointing response
December 3, 2025
Monetary trends suggest that interest rates remain above a “neutral” level.
Global money update: EM strength
November 27, 2025
Global money trends suggest that major economic weakness will be deferred until later in 2026.
UK inflation: “monetarist” optimism on track
November 19, 2025
Inflation is realigning with lagged money trends as policy distortions fade.
Chinese money update: lacklustre outlook
November 14, 2025
October money / credit numbers were mixed, suggesting a continuation of sluggish economic growth.
Flows before pros?
November 10, 2025
Structural liquidity and investor flows are reshaping market dynamics and asset prices in emerging markets.
Manufacturing roll-over?
November 6, 2025
The forecast of an inflection weaker in global manufacturing PMI new orders is supported by the “internals” of the latest survey.
Global money update: slowdown on pause
October 29, 2025
Global six-month real narrow money momentum recovered for a second month in September, though remains below a March peak.
Eurozone money update: sluggish as she goes
October 28, 2025
Monetary trends continue to cast doubt on economic optimism.
Are global monetary “buffers” exhausted?
October 21, 2025
A modified “monetarist” approach suggests that money stocks are no longer exerting an upward pull on nominal GDP and asset prices.
Rallying EM equities led by re-rating potential in perennially cheap South Korean equities
October 17, 2025
Large caps lead EM higher, and South Korea’s Value-Up is still in play.
Chinese money update: steady as she goes
October 17, 2025
Chinese money trends suggest a continuation of sluggish economic growth and a supportive liquidity environment for markets.
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