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 and investment strategy, from selective fixed income positioning to balanced equity exposure and the growing importance of alternatives such as gold.
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This month we discuss an Iran ceasefire that finally won its signatures and the oil unwind that followed, Kevin Warsh’s first meeting at the Fed and the real-rate squeeze it set off, a blockbuster SpaceX debut that soared then drifted, and a memory shortage that turned an Asian semiconductor selloff into a story about demand, with a change of government in Britain and the ECB’s first hike in two years rounding out a busy month.
As dealmaking trends evolve through 2026, activity across IPO and M&A markets is accelerating. In this article, Bedrock’s Head of Investment Advisory, Helena Eaton, explores how strong equity markets, rising valuations, and increasing demand for AI-driven capital are shaping a new wave of mega IPOs and corporate transactions.
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