23 November 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Divisions between the White House and Fed
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Divisions between the White House and Fed

The Jupiter Merlin team discuss the policy landscape in the US, where the White House and the Federal Reserve seem at odds over how to deal with rising inflation.

8 June 2023
The Merlin approach to ESG
The Merlin approach to ESG

George Fox, Investment Manager, Independent Funds, explains the team’s philosophy and process regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG).

22 November 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Net zero initiatives will touch every sector
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Net zero initiatives will touch every sector

As COP26 speeches end and the hard negotiating begins, the Jupiter Merlin team look at the as-yet unknown and unquantifiable consequences of these revolutionary times.

24 May 2023
A US debt default would be catastrophic
A US debt default would be catastrophic

As debate over the US government debt ceiling mounts, Trump’s threat for Republicans to
trigger a debt default would be economic suicide, say the Jupiter Merlin team.

17 November 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Divisions between the White House and Fed
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Divisions between the White House and Fed

The Jupiter Merlin team discuss the policy landscape in the US, where the White House and the Federal Reserve seem at odds over how to deal with rising inflation.

22 May 2023
The US government faces systemic risks
The US government faces systemic risks

Interest rates in the US may have peaked but, with the US government facing ongoing systemic risks, what might the future hold? The Jupiter Merlin team give their view.

17 November 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Net zero initiatives will touch every sector
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Net zero initiatives will touch every sector

As COP26 speeches end and the hard negotiating begins, the Jupiter Merlin team look at the as-yet unknown and unquantifiable consequences of these revolutionary times.

11 May 2023
Democracies divided, autocrats in alignment
Democracies divided, autocrats in alignment

The Jupiter Merlin team discuss President Macron’s unhelpful ‘diplomacy’, which damages Western unity in facing off against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.

20 October 2021
UK Small & Mid Cap Equities: Alpha, IPOs and Disruptors
UK Small & Mid Cap Equities: Alpha, IPOs and Disruptors

There are many misconceptions about the equities market in smaller and midsize companies in the UK.

9 May 2023
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?

Ned Naylor-Leyland and Daniel March discuss the macro, market and technical factors behind the bullish moves in gold and silver.

20 October 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: How to make a drama out of a crisis
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: How to make a drama out of a crisis

The Jupiter Merlin team discuss the UK’s fuel crisis, China’s economic slump, and central banks that have all their fingers crossed that they’re right about inflation.

26 September 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Macron goes nuclear over defence schism
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Macron goes nuclear over defence schism

In the wake of the Australian submarine row with France, the Jupiter Merlin team examines how schisms in the western defence alliances can have far-reaching consequences.

9 May 2023
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?

Ned Naylor-Leyland and Daniel March discuss the macro, market and technical factors behind the bullish moves in gold and silver.

18 October 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Evolution or revolution in China?
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Evolution or revolution in China?

China’s re-socialisation: evolutionary or revolutionary? The Jupiter Merlin team analyses the bigger picture behind the Evergrande collapse.

3 May 2023
The best that the Asia Pacific region can offer
The best that the Asia Pacific region can offer

Jason Pidcock and Sam Konrad outline the diverse opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, particularly the complementary strengths of Australia and India.

14 October 2021
Inflation: demographics, narrative, and the snow globe economy
Inflation: demographics, narrative, and the snow globe economy

Inflation is the topic that has dominated the market discourse this year, and if anything that has only intensified in recent weeks. To discuss this topic, we brought together Ariel Bezalel (Head of Strategy, Fixed Income), Ned Naylor-Leyland (Head of Gold & Silver) and Talib Sheikh (Head of Strategy, Multi-Asset) to examine the implications for their asset classes.

10 September 2021
Will gold regain its lustre as stimulus kindles inflation hopes?
Will gold regain its lustre as stimulus kindles inflation hopes?

Ned Naylor-Leyland, Head of Strategy, Gold & Silver, says gold looks interesting at the moment as prices reign much below the peak seen a year ago amid uncertainty posed by new variants of coronavirus.

3 May 2023
'Gradually, then suddenly': monetary tightening starts to bite
'Gradually, then suddenly': monetary tightening starts to bite

Accidents have already disrupted markets, but are there more to come? How soon might the Federal Reserve loosen policy? Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards give their view.

10 September 2021
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: A catastrophic failure of Western policy
Jupiter Merlin Weekly: A catastrophic failure of Western policy

As tragic scenes unfold in Afghanistan, the Merlin team give their view on the causes and ramifications of this foreign policy failure for the US and its allies.

3 May 2023
Not banking on it
Not banking on it

Phil Macartney, European equities investment manager, argues that bank shares carry more risk than reward and should be avoided - even in the best of times.