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Absolute Return Strategy – What Could Go Right? – October 19, 2022
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This has been a tough year for multi-asset portfolios as all developed market central banks scrambled to adjust from being deeply wrongfooted by the global surge in inflation.

Theme – What Could Go Right? – October 19, 2022
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 Add to Favorite ReportsThis has been a tough year for multi-asset portfolios as all developed market central… Continue

MRB TradeBook Update – New Equity Pair Trade – October 14, 2022
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MRB TradeBook Update – Financial Markets Approach A Critical Juncture – September 30, 2022
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Absolute Return Strategy – Higher Interest Rates Curb Risk Taking – September 23, 2022
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 Add to Favorite Reports Risk assets are facing renewed selling pressure and will continue to do so… Continue

MRB TradeBook Update – Update Given Market Volatility – September 9, 2022
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Webcast – Recession Vs Growth Scare: How To Position – (11min:05sec) – August 30, 2022
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Recession has become an ugly word among investors since these events are typically associated with a deep fallout in global equity prices

Absolute Return Strategy – When To Use The Recession Playbook – August 24, 2022
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There is currently no shortage of issues for investors to worry about, as the monetary authorities feel pressure to normalize policy

Theme – When To Use The Recession Playbook – August 24, 2022
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There is currently no shortage of issues for investors to worry about, as the monetary authorities feel pressure to normalize policy

MRB TradeBook Update – Adding Beta – August 12, 2022
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Webcast – Why The Consensus Is Repeatedly Wrongfooted – (13min:54sec) – August 10, 2022
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In this week’s Webcast Phillip Colmar addresses a core difference in what is a fundamental building block between MRB’s view and the consensus.

Theme – Differing From The Consensus – July 28, 2022
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The global economy is currently facing many simultaneous headwinds from higher inflation, monetary “tightening”

Absolute Return Strategy – Differing From The Consensus – July 28, 2022
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The global economy is currently facing many simultaneous headwinds from higher inflation, monetary “tightening”

Weekly Macro Strategy – Pessimism Is Overdone – July 8, 2022
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The second pause in the cyclical bond bear market is underway, driven by fears that an open-ended rate-hiking cycle will trigger a recession

MRB TradeBook Update – Adding Beta & Tightening Stops – July 8, 2022
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MRB TradeBook Update – More Volatility – June 24, 2022
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Weekly Macro Strategy – Disorderly Adjustment – June 17, 2022
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Capital markets remain under duress with investors uncertain about whether central banks will be able to contain inflation without upending the economic expansion.

MRB TradeBook Update – Elevated Volatility – June 17, 2022
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Absolute Return Strategy – Realigning The Cycle – June 9, 2022
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One of MRB’s core themes since the pandemic erupted has been that the global authorities forcefully divorced the policy cycle from the cycle in economic growth and inflation.

Theme – Realigning The Cycle – June 9, 2022
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One of MRB’s core themes since the pandemic erupted has been that the global authorities forcefully divorced the policy cycle from the cycle in economic growth and inflation.

Webinar – Just A Shakeout Or Sustained Rout? – (66min:01sec) – May 25, 2022
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In today’s Webinar MRB’s Global Strategist, Phillip Colmar, discussed the recent violent selloff in equities and other risk assets

Long-Term Returns – The Difficult Path Back To Monetary Normalization – May 24, 2022
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The coming decade will be dominated by the further unwinding of several tailwinds that have boosted capital market returns since the early-1980s.

Weekly Macro Strategy – Will A Window Of Opportunity Open? – May 20, 2022
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It is premature to worry about an approaching recession until the bond market and central banks push monetary conditions into restrictive territory, which we do not expect in 2022.

Theme – MRB Stylized Investment Cycle In Unprecedented Times – May 19, 2022
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The MRB Stylized Investment Cycle has been one of our most popular thematic frameworks since it was introduced to clients over a decade ago.

Weekly Macro Strategy – Be Careful What You Wish For – April 29, 2022
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A pause in the second cyclical upwave in bond yields may be developing, as growth concerns have increased and less alarming inflation data looms.

Absolute Return Strategy – Positioning For A Growth Scare – April 29, 2022
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 Add to Favorite Reports This report provides tactical recommendations for positioning to capitalize on the developing growth… Continue

Webcast – The Great Bond Market Capitulation – (7min:48sec) – April 27, 2022
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In this week’s Webcast Phillip Colmar discusses this year’s dramatic selloff in government bonds and provides a roadmap of what to expect heading forward.

Theme – Government Bonds: This Is What Capitulation Looks Like (Phase 1) – April 21, 2022
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The violent selloff in U.S. and G7 government bonds reflects the beginning of a major capitulation by both central banks and bond bulls

MRB TradeBook Update – March 25, 2022
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 Add to Favorite ReportsThis week’s equity rebound triggered the stop-buy on our long Japanese equity position and… Continue

Absolute Return Strategy – From Russia To Reopening – March 21, 2022
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is dominating the headlines, causing increased volatility across financial asset markets.