Populism, higher rates and AI: How the market cycle is shaping up
What does the “market balance sheet” for US equities look like? Jason Trennert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Strategas Research Partners, weighs up the key assets and liabilities for investors today, from powerful earnings growth and AI-driven productivity gains to the headwinds from inflation, higher rates and geopolitics. Jason also explains why themes such as populism, deglobalisation and rising defence spending may keep underlying inflation and long-term interest rates higher than many investors expect – and what that could mean for assets. Plus, there is a look ahead to the coming wave of mega-cap initial public offerings, including SpaceX, and explore how these listings might affect global equity markets and the dominance of the US in world indices.