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Central banks

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Markets and economics

Podcast: What AI and bond markets are telling investors – Market Talk

Ben Bennett, Chief Investment Strategist for Asia, discusses the outlook for AI, inflation and bond markets.
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
30 Oct 2026
1 min read
US consumer
Markets and economics

AI is helping, but consumers still drive US growth

The US consumer remains the primary engine of economic growth, but, as income growth slows and household spending becomes increasingly linked to equity markets, the...
Tim Drayson
By  Tim Drayson
29 Oct 2026
5 min read
L&G Talks
Markets and economics

Podcast: Are French bond spreads a warning sign for Europe?

Concerns over the country's fiscal outlook, rising debt burden and increasingly fragmented political landscape have prompted markets to demand a higher premium for holding French...
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
21 Oct 2026
1 min read
TwoMarkets main2
Markets and economics

A tale of two markets

What should investors make of an environment in which long-term government bond yields are at their highest in a generation, yet stocks keep climbing?
Mo Mahmoud
By  Mo Mahmoud
14 Oct 2026
5 min read
L&G Talks
Markets and economics

Podcast: A new era for rates and bonds? Market Talk

Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy Asia, shares his thoughts on what higher rates could mean for inflation, equities and bond markets.
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
18 Sept 2026
1 min read
new fed
Markets and economics

US Fed hike reinforces the case for dynamic duration management

The recent rise in front-end yields amid a shifting outlook for US rates has reinforced our belief in a dynamic approach to duration.
Ben BennettMatthew ReesTom Farrington
By  Ben Bennett, Matthew Rees & Tom Farrington
17 Sept 2026
4 min read
L&G Talks
Markets and economics

Podcast: What’s behind the global bond selloff? Market Talk

Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy Asia, shares his thoughts on how higher long-end yields shaping cross-asset performance.
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
04 Sept 2026
1 min read
MYO 2026 main
Investment strategy

Midyear global outlook: AI vs geopolitics

This outlook focuses on two forces shaping the investment landscape: the dramatic acceleration of AI and an ever-more contested geopolitical order.
Emiel van den Heiligenberg
By  Emiel van den Heiligenberg
18 Jun 2026
4 min read
L&G Talks
Markets and economics

Podcast: Unpacking our US investment outlook

In today’s fast-moving investment landscape, we believe staying ahead means looking beyond the headlines – understanding how powerful structural shifts like AI disruption can reshape...
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
12 May 2026
1 min read
L&G Talks
Markets and economics

Podcast: Middle East update – market impacts and outlook

This episode is the edited audio of a webinar we held with clients on 20 March to discuss the market reaction to the ongoing conflict...
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
20 Mar 2026
1 min read

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