After a year of overheated valuations and investor crowding, India’s equity market has undergone a healthy reset with more defensible valuations and renewed investor interest.
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With the government shutdown temporarily resolved, market attention has shifted to whether the Fed will cut rates at its December meeting amid growing division within the FOMC.
The concept of “tokenization of everything” is accelerating as institutions and investors digitize a vast array of assets, from real estate to stocks. But from an investment point of view, does the fact that an asset is tokenized and made more accessible, make it more valuable?
If the labor market is nearing a bottom and job creation surprises to the upside, investors may need to rethink the consensus Fed path.
Going into a shutdown mode helps tide over the dark days, while one waits for light. This helps to recharge depleted reserves and emerge stronger, provided it is purposeful and time-bound.
As the world faces the concurrent challenges of the energy transition, energy security and slowing economic and productivity growth, Japan’s government has launched an ambitious $1trn transition plan called the GX (green transformation) strategy. The GX strategy aims to cut emissions, improve efficiency and boost green innovation throughout the Japanese economy.
A friendship is formed through learning, and a common bond is established over their shared views on various subjects in which they both participate. We can apply this idea to the current state of affairs in the investment world.
Consider October theory as a traffic light signal for the upcoming months. It’s the perfect time to press the pause button, reset goals, and then give them a go before the current year ends.
The Fed’s glide path to neutral is intact, but late-cycle labor wobbles and sticky inflation keep us cautious: long duration, dry powder, and no heroics. Our base case for a soft landing remains intact, and market movements seem to agree.
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In the 20th century, power revolved around oil, steel and finance. In the 21st, it revolves around compute, certain design tools and semiconductors. For investors, this is both an opportunity and a warning. The rewards of scale, scarcity and sovereignty could be immense. But the risks are equally real.
This insight outlines several industry and sectoral implications from market developments during the first half of 2025 that argue for greater diversification for multi-asset investors and is supported by lower asset correlations recently.