REPORT | MARKETS & ECONOMY
Powerful structural forces – AI‑driven innovation, infrastructure transformation, and shifting credit dynamics – are reshaping today’s investment landscape. We think investors require a more deliberate, adaptive approach to portfolio construction.
Vantage Point
Welcome to another edition of Vantage Point, the quarterly economic and markets outlook from the BNY Investment Strategy & Research Group.
At the Table with BNY Experts
As policy divergence, inflation dynamics and the next wave of AI adoption reshape the global economy, BNY Institute brings expert analysis to where momentum is building in early 2026.
Article | Fixed Income
Fixed income investors are dealing with a choppy, data‑driven market with rate volatility, inflation uncertainty and mixed growth signals.
Article | Economy
Volatility has picked up as the conflict in the Middle East enters its second month. Higher oil prices are increasing inflation uncertainty and raising questions about global growth.
Article | Equities
Market shocks are an inherent part of investing, and while volatility always feels unsettling in the moment, history provides a critical reminder: markets have weathered difficult periods before and have typically emerged stronger on the other side.
Article | Equities
US small caps may be on the upswing. After several years of relative underperformance, we believe the asset class could be approaching an inflection point.
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