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Global Macro Research: New terrain, enduring lessons

The global economic order is changing. Old assumptions no longer hold, and new risks and opportunities are emerging.
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Smart strategies for outperformance in fixed income

We outline the greater potential for active managers to add value in fixed income.
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Bonds beyond borders

In our view, an increasingly fragmented global economy means fixed income opportunities are no longer moving in lockstep.
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Stanza: follow the rhythm of financial markets

Insight's CEO, Raman Srivastava, introduces the purpose behind Stanza and what makes Insight unique.
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Global Perspectives

Fixed income

An unstable equilibrium

The global economy has entered what increasingly looks like an unstable equilibrium – a delicate balance between powerful tailwinds and equally powerful risks.

AI‑driven investment is accelerating growth and supporting market confidence, yet debt dynamics, policy uncertainty, and shifting global capital flows are stretching the system in new and unpredictable ways.

Are you prepared for the shift when it comes?

19 Feb 2026 1 min read

Fixed income

Smart strategies for outperformance in fixed income

Many investors assume that active managers rarely outperform their benchmarks and often extend this belief across all asset classes.

Decades of research support this view in equities, where market efficiency and transparency make it harder for active strategies to add value. But fixed income is different. We outline the greater potential for active managers to add value in fixed income.

11 Feb 2026 1 min read

Global macro

Bonds beyond borders

In our view, an increasingly fragmented global economy means fixed income opportunities are no longer moving in lockstep. We believe a global approach can help investors reduce concentration risk, improve portfolio resilience and unlock a broader range of return drivers across rates, credit and currencies.

24 Feb 2026 1 min read

Global macro

AI governance

For investors, appreciating the scale and complexity of the AI ecosystem is critical since entities can be exposed to different layers which carry different types of financial risks and their associated dependencies.

24 Mar 2026 1 min read

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Market viewpoints

May 2026

In a world of energy shocks, we back US credit

Looking across global credit markets, Europe remains more exposed to higher energy prices than the US in our view, leaving us neutral on European credit in the near term. The longer the conflict persists, the greater the drag on European growth, increasing the likelihood that markets demand a higher risk premium should fundamentals deteriorate as we expect. This vulnerability is compounded by the ECB’s relatively narrow focus on inflation, which limits its flexibility to ease policy in the face of a combined growth and energy shock, particularly when compared with the Fed’s broader mandate.

Adam Whiteley Head of Global Credit
Markets are recalibrating to a higher-for-longer policy backdrop

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up absolute yields in investment grade credit, and we believe this presents an opportunity to add to US credit holdings. Fundamentals remain resilient, with double digit earnings growth and elevated levels of supply being met by strong demand. Although we’re wary that M&A risks are rising at this point in the cycle, we believe free cash flows are high enough to offset an upward creep in leverage levels.

Erin Spalsbury Head of US Investment Grade Credit
Time to buy select issuers impacted by higher energy prices

With growth concerns elevated, municipal bonds have been caught up in broader market volatility, pushing absolute yields higher. Those sectors exposed to higher energy costs have moved into focus, including airports, toll roads, seaports and utilities. When selling becomes indiscriminate, fundamentals are often ignored. This is an ideal backdrop for active investors with strong credit research teams who can hunt out issuers offering robust liquidity and operating flexibility even in a world of higher energy prices.

Jeff Burger Senior Portfolio Manager