Bilal Hafeez
We continue to advocate our ‘everything breaks’ portfolio. The core rationale is that we are entering a new regime of higher interest rates – something investors have not faced for a decade.
Bilal Hafeez
The first rule of crisis management is to know what crisis you are managing. Politicians and the media appear to be framing the recent...
Bilal Hafeez
Despite the Fed’s campaign against it, US inflation stands at 8.3% and is forecast to moderate only slightly when September’s figures come out on Thursday.
Bilal Hafeez
We have seen a sharp bounce in stocks since the start of the month. US stocks are up almost 6%, with weak economic data easing some investors’ concerns about...
Bilal Hafeez
When markets go through regime changes, you need to throw out the conventional ways of investing. Take a common approach – business cycle investing.
Bilal Hafeez
Rarely can we point to one factor driving the performance of all markets. But since the global financial crisis in 2008, that factor is low interest rates.
Bilal Hafeez
June was a brutal month for markets. Thankfully, July came to the rescue. The S&P500 bounced 9.1% (the third-strongest July on record).
Bilal Hafeez
June was a brutal month for markets. Equities were down 9%, commodities fell 8%, corporate bonds fell between 3% and 7%, EM bonds dropped 5%...
Bilal Hafeez
It is easy to get caught up in short-term market gyrations and miss the big picture. After all, the VIX is historically elevated, and markets are seeing major swings every few days.
Bilal Hafeez
The biggest question in markets today is whether the Fed will be willing to crush inflation even it means weaker equity markets.
Bilal Hafeez
Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is the longest reigning monarch in British history. She was crowned queen on 6 February 1952.
Bilal Hafeez
Which countries are experiencing serious inflation – not 3%, 5% or 8% but double-digit inflation?
Bilal Hafeez
Movie fans will know that the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recently kicked off with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Bilal Hafeez
China was originally held up as the success story for managing COVID. But two years on, Shanghai is locked down and Beijing is testing all its residents for COVID.
Bilal Hafeez
Due to popular demand, we are producing a monthly update on our asset allocation views.
Bilal Hafeez
US equities tend to underperform from around six months before a US recession onwards. Bonds tend to outperform from around...
Bilal Hafeez
The first rule of investing is to survive. That means not getting your investments wiped out.
Bilal Hafeez and Ben Ford
It has been two years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. And almost every country has tried to deploy...
Bilal Hafeez
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, we outline six impacts and argue for a defensive posture to markets in this uncertain environment.
Macro Hive is the community platform for the thinking investor…
Already have an account?…
Enjoy unlimited Prime Access | Start your free one month trial now
Weekly market analysis, crypto commentary, and a copy of our Asset Allocation report direct to your inbox!