Research Briefing | Mar 20, 2024

Quick Take – low quality stocks to benefit from a soft landing

We think lower quality stocks such as small caps will be the key beneficiaries of our soft-landing view. These stocks have been the most vulnerable to rising yields over the past year but are likely to fare better as the major central banks begin to cut rates around the middle of the year.

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Equities Quick Take: Sentiment sours but earnings provide support

Equities are under pressure following this month's stronger-than-expected US inflation print. We see scope for some further weakness in the near term as sentiment unwinds, but think the market is being underpinned by a broadening earnings recovery.

Trumponomics – the economics of a second Trump presidency | Beyond the Headlines

The 2024 US Presidential Election is less than seven months away. In this week’s Beyond the Headlines, Bernard Yaros, Lead Economist, outlines two scenarios for the US economy if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House and Republicans sweep Congress.

Cross Asset: Closing our tactical long on gold, but we’re still bullish

The strength of the recent gold price rally has defied even our already bullish expectations and we think prices are vulnerable to a price consolidation in the short term. As a result, we close out our tactical long position on gold that we opened in October last year.

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