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Investment Weekly

A tough H1 for bonds, but a better H2 outlook
12 July 2024

    Chart of the week – A tough H1 for bonds, but a better H2 outlook

    Chart of the week – A tough H1 for bonds, but a better H2 outlook

    Coming into 2024, investment markets were convinced that central banks were poised to slash rates. Yet, resilient growth and sticky inflation have, so far, put paid to that. And for core bond markets, the spectre of ‘higher for longer’ policy has delivered a poor performance. But as we explain in our Mid-Year Outlook, we think that could change in H2.

    More from this week:

    Market Spotlight

    • US growth stocks vulnerable?

    Lens on…

    • EM and the Fed
    • Converging forecasts
    • Ready for AI?

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