CRBN News and Press, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target From 08/18/22

As investors continue down their decarbonization journey, we expect the industry to focus not only on the level of carbon reductions, but also how those reductions are achieved. As an investor, there are three potential ways to lower the carbon footprint of your portfolio. These a...

Emerging markets hard-currency bonds could remain volatile given the challenging global macroeconomic backdrop, but we see pockets of opportunities. BloombergNEF believes total metal demand from lithium-ion batteries will reach 13.5 million metric tons by 2030. Strong demand for c...

On 12 August 2022, the House passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, a reconciliation package that represents the United States government’s largest-ever investment in combatting climate change. We expect significant growth opportunities to emerge across a wide range of cl...

A climate mitigation policy mix of carbon taxes, green subsidies, and infrastructure investment could reduce global balances by a quarter by 2027. Global interest rates are also likely to fall in the longer term because of the decline in investment in fossil fuels, following an initia...

As risk markets have rebounded over the past month, FOMO has resumed with retail flows moving back to the sketchiest and over-valued securities and shorts being forced to buy back positions. So long as wild abandon and gambling permeate, we can be sure that the cycle bottom is nowhere...

The Russian war in Ukraine has had a massive impact on the European energy market, a result of which is runaway inflation across the continent. Nigeria’s substantial resource wealth and geographic proximity to Europe make it a very attractive partner for meeting the continent&#...

Portfolio Manager Jack McIntyre explains how the global economy arrived at where it is today, and where it may be headed in terms of inflationary pressures and economic activity. He also provides a road map for asset allocation based on the outlook for inflation and growth. We cou...

The global business climate is deteriorating in mid-2022, putting forecasters on recession watch. Real global GDP is likely to have declined in the second quarter of 2022, pulled down by contractions in emerging Europe, mainland China, and the United States. Adverse financial cond...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to tilt its monetary policy strategy towards corporate bond issuers with “better climate performance”. While simple decision rules may seem useful, we think investors need a holistic understanding of climate issues to address the ca...

Elevated inflation, slowing global economic growth expectations, and reduced central bank liquidity remain the key economic considerations. The policy interest rate divergence between the U.S. and Europe is likely to increase amid heightened recession risk in Europe. We expect mar...