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Inflation Protected

In this report, we present our quarterly review of our Model Bond Portfolio. The anti-growth bias of the portfolio allocations hurt the portfolio performance in Q1/2024 as global growth surprised to the upside. However, we anticipate some recovery of the underperformance in our base case scenario for the next six months.

Our reaction to this morning’s CPI report and bond market moves.

The recent rise in market-based inflation expectations has caught the attention of market participants. Some investors have begun to worry that the Federal Reserve might be losing control of its inflation mandate by cutting rates sooner than it should. But…
Gold prices reached $2300 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday. They have now rallied by more than 12% so far this year. To a degree the furious rally in gold has been puzzling. Who has been buying? It certainly has not been private investors. Global…

Our Portfolio Allocation Summary for April 2024.

In this Insight, we continue our series of reports outlining investment frameworks for inflation-linked bonds in the developed markets, this time focusing on Japan. Our Japanese Inflation-Linked Golden Rule suggests that investors should overweight Japanese inflation-linked bonds versus nominal JGBs on a strategic (6-12 month) investment horizon. Our new Japanese inflation models suggest that there is a material risk that Japanese inflation exceeds the current level of market-based inflation expectations over the next year.

US headline CPI inflation accelerated from 0.3% m/m to 0.4% m/m in February, in line with expectations. A rise in gasoline prices and shelter inflation accounted for 60% of this increase. Meanwhile, the annual rate of change in the headline index unexpectedly…

Our Portfolio Allocation Summary for March 2024.

In this Special Report, we introduce our UK Linkers Golden Rule – a framework to profitably trade and invest in UK inflation-linked bonds versus nominal UK gilts. The Rule is currently signaling that nominal Gilts should outperform UK linkers over the next year as UK inflation slows.

Aside from the 1.0% m/m jump in personal income – which beat expectations of a 0.4% m/m rise – the US January Personal Income and Outlays report was broadly in line with consensus estimates. Nominal personal spending growth decelerated from 0.7% m/m to 0.2%…