Financial Capital

This month we look at sharp US tech rotation, strong gains in Japan and key emerging markets, renewed demand for sovereign bonds, and rising geopolitical tensions that reinforce the need for broader global diversification.

At the start of 2026, we continue to see a range of opportunities offering attractive value across certain focused parts of the corporate bond market. In this article, Bedrock’s Head of Fixed Income, Alex Perowne, outlines the five sectors we see as having notable value in the current environment.

This month we discuss a volatile end to an otherwise strong start to 2026, broad equity gains, extreme swings in precious metals, rising geopolitical tensions from Greenland to Venezuela, and renewed focus on Japan as yields climb.

Our research team share their latest outlook for Q1 2026, highlighting how resilient global growth, AI‑driven investment, rising geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policies are shaping markets. With the US still leading, Europe steady but subdued, Japan reflating, and emerging markets diverging, the landscape is both opportunity‑rich and risk‑sensitive. We explore what this means across asset classes, from selective fixed income positioning to balanced equity exposure and the growing importance of alternatives such as gold.

As Markets enter 2026, a powerful combination of economic, technological, and geopolitical forces is set to shape the investment landscape. In this article, our investment team highlight the nine themes we believe will have the greatest influence on markets in the year ahead and identify the assets best positioned to benefit from them.

Bedrock’s Head of Advisory, Helena Eaton, shares the top five risks weighing on investors as they head into 2026, from AI valuations and inflation pressures to private credit vulnerabilities, currency moves, and precious metals volatility.

This month we discuss the strong rally in equity markets, the ongoing US government shutdown, global political developments, and a cautious outlook.