The Investment Perspective, with Ninety One

Memory chips up 600%, a US war with Iran, oil above $100 and equities at record highs. Philip Saunders argues the madness is mostly noise. Beneath it sit four forces, a US playbook that makes sense, and bonds that finally offer value. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global bond yields are rising again, challenging decades of falling rates, but John Stopford sees a cyclical move, not a regime shock. He explains why he is turning constructive on bonds and why the AI boom is the key risk for equities and credit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gold fell from over $5 500 to about $3 600 this year, and central banks stepped back before coming back in force in the second quarter. Muhammad Docrat explains why the structural case still holds and what gold does for a portfolio that other assets can't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xi Jinping's Washington visit was more significant than the tariff concessions it produced. The symbolism, including Trump meeting Xi on the tarmac, points to Washington finally treating Beijing as a peer, Philip Saunders argues. For investors who've long priced in a Taiwan flashpoint, that shift deserves more attention than the trade headlines it generated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three central banks moved last week. A fourth, our own, decides this week. If you're trying to draw one lesson from all of it, Ruen Naidu argues, it’s this: the decision that matters most for South African bonds isn't the one the SARB is about to make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.