Investment Trends in Focus: Bonds, Bots and Big IPOs

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29 min listen
October 15, 2026
In this episode

Ashley Lester and Axel Killian look back on a third quarter when fixed income markets came roaring back into the picture. They argue the jump in U.S. yields looks more like institutional nervousness than an inflation scare, discuss how clients are weighing rising rates against the AI boom and what the SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs could mean for index investors. 

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