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How much are investors willing to pay for growth when the cost of money is rising? In this episode of Markets & Meaning, Sean Ashton explores the changing relationship between higher interest rates, economic growth and equity valuations. He looks at why US Treasury yields have moved above 5%, w…

In this month’s Markets & Meaning, Sean Ashton looks beyond the latest headlines to assess where we are in the market cycle. He unpacks rising US Treasury yields and growing concerns around fiscal deficits and the dollar, before turning to NVIDIA’s latest results and what they reveal about the …

South Korea's technology stocks have experienced a sharp correction despite strong corporate earnings. In this episode, Sean Ashton, Head of Investments at Private Clients by Old Mutual explains why leverage and investor positioning played a key role, what the sell-off means for semiconductor compa…

Markets don't always move in the way we'd expect. In our latest episode of Markets & Meaning, Sean Ashton explores why rising memory chip prices could signal a new inflationary pressure, why he believes recent interest rate decisions may have been a policy mistake, and one of the market's big…

In our latest episode of Markets & Meaning, Sean Ashton (Head of Investments at Private Clients by Old Mutual) explores why markets are increasingly looking beyond geopolitical headlines and focusing on what is ultimately driving returns: corporate earnings. The discussion examines the unusuall…

In our latest episode, Sean explores why markets are beginning to look beyond geopolitical headlines and refocus on earnings, valuations and long-term opportunity. The discussion unpacks how the AI trade is broadening beyond headline names into the wider infrastructure supporting data centre grow…

In this episode, Sean Ashton unpacks the market impact of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and what it reveals about how markets behave in periods of uncertainty. The discussion goes beyond the headlines to explore supply chain risk, energy markets and why markets often move ahead of the news…

Hormuz, Markets and Opportunity In this episode, Sean Ashton unpacks the market impact of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and what it reveals about how markets behave in periods of uncertainty. The discussion goes beyond the headlines to explore supply chain risk, energy markets and why mar…

AI, Platforms and the Battle for the Customer In this episode, we unpack one of the most important questions investors face today – how AI is changing the way customers make decisions, and what that means for the platforms and businesses that have historically controlled those journeys. It’s a tho…