Global Market Outlook

Standard Chartered remains overweight on global equities and gold while favoring Emerging Market bonds, despite risks from Middle East-driven oil supply disruptions. The report emphasizes broadening equity exposure beyond AI-driven semiconductors to laggard regions like Europe and diversified sectors.

Key Takeaways

• 1.Maintain Overweight stance on global equities, but advocate for broadening exposure across sectors and regions to manage near-term volatility.
• 2.Oil markets require close monitoring due to potential supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz closure, which risks a tipping point for inflation.
• 3.Emerging Market (EM) bonds are favored over Developed Market (DM) government bonds, though investors should limit exposure to long maturities due to inflation risks.

Table of Contents

• Strategy
• Investment strategy: A fragile equilibrium
• Foundation asset allocation models
• Foundation: Our tactical asset allocation
• Perspectives on key client questions
• Asset allocation: The next diversifier
• Macro overview – at a glance
• Asset classes
• Fixed Income
• Equity
• Equity opportunistic views
• Gold and crude oil
• FX
• Additional perspectives
• Quant perspective: Bullish equities
• Performance review
• Strategic wealth planning

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