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Foreign Policy
26 posts
When Steady Growth Isn't Enough: Goldman Sachs Flags a Building Storm of Downside Risks
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius opened his October 26 Global Views research note1 with an observation that…
The Détente Dividend: Rethinking the US-China War Premium
In a bi-weekly geopolitical report published October 26, 20261, Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, of Confluence Investment Management challenges one…
Faster Decisions, No Compromise: Inside BMO Insurance’s SmartDecision
BMO Insurance's Katarina Nikolic, on how SmartDecision delivers market leading real-time underwriting decisions up to $5-million, which eliminates delays and uncertainty in the decision-making process.
Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Shipping Profits Soar
by Frank Holmes, CEO/CIO, U.S. Global Investors Earlier this week, a supertanker loading crude in the Gulf of…
Energy, China, AI, and the Calls Nobody Else Made
Listen on The Move The anonymous analyst who predicted Carney's election and energy pivot, China's solar collapse,…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
The Clock Underground
Iran's Oil Fields Face a Damage Threshold That No Ceasefire Can Reverse
The Sword of Damocles Over the Global Economy
by Ed d'Agostino, COO, Mauldin Economics I sat down with Jacob Shapiro this week, my go-to expert on all things…
Markets in 2026: Full Speed Ahead—With Eyes Wide Open
by Jeff Blazek, CFA, Co-CIO, Multi-Asset Strategies, Neuberger Berman When everything seems to be going right, that is…
Markets take a wait-and-see approach to US action in Venezuela
by Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist, Invesco Key takeaways Stock markets - Stocks largely took the Venezuela news…
Assessing Venezuela Oil Supply Risks
by Hakan Kaya, PhD, Senior Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman The dramatic U.S. intervention in Venezuela has raised expectations…
Resilient Markets, Resource Rethinks, and the New Relevance of Canada
AGF's Mike Archibald, Portfolio Manager, John Christofilos, Chief Trading Officer, Pulkit Sabharwal, Research Analyst, and David Pett, Producer, weigh in on oil, commodities, geopolitics, and Canada's evolving role in global capital flows.
Tariffs, Treasuries, and Triumphs: A Breakneck Week in the Markets
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management November 29, 2024 The Palos Macroeconomic Commentary will be off for…
Walls of Worry
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Chief Economist, Northern Trust Geopolitical stress is economically costly. I heard quite a commotion…
Why Central Banks AND Geopolitics Demand the Attention of Investors
by Kevin McCreadie, MBA, CFA®, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, AGF Management Ltd. There’s a lot more than…
Hugh Hendry: How to make the 'Debt Ceiling' and 'Supply' problem disappear?
Hugh Hendry joined us for over an hour earlier this year in what was an amazing conversation about…
It Won’t Be So Easy Next Time For Russia, But for Now There’s No Clue On What’s Going To Happen
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management I have a very limited knowledge of power politics and foreign…