White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2025
The year is drawing to a close with most risk assets in positive territory, and global stocks and metal prices seeing multiple highs. Even the longest US government shutdown in history didn’t curb market enthusiasm. We think markets have been looking through the weakness in the belief that monetary and fiscal policy levers will be available for support, that profitability of AI investments is almost a given, and that corporate earnings will continue to exceed expectations, following a strong results season in the US, somewhat less so in Europe. The tariffs’ impact on consumption is also largely being ignored.
White papersFrom alternative to essential: The expanding role of private market investing
Not long ago, private markets sat on the fringes of most portfolios – niche strategies used to pick up extra yield around the edges of traditional portfolios. That’s no longer the case. Over the past two decades, private markets have moved steadily into the mainstream, propelled by strong performance relative to public markets, a broader opportunity set, and greater accessibility for investors of all sizes. What was once considered an alternative is now becoming essential.
White papersHow US Dollar Weakness Could Buoy Emerging Markets
Emerging-market assets have benefitted from a softer dollar, which could remain weak for a while.
White papersArtificial Intelligence for Behavioral Finance
Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques, have been extensively used in consumer finance to assess credit risk, develop automated models for loan attribution, and forecast households’ insurance claims and spending. However, their application in analyzing retail investors’ behaviors and designing tools to shape financial advice has emerged more recently.
White papersChina’s lithium crackdown and electric vehicle price wars: What investors need to know
The boom years are over. Beijing’s crackdown on low-grade lithium, loss-making battery plants and fragmented EV brands signals a new era of discipline. For investors, the question is: who thrives when growth gets disciplined?
White papersEmerging from Behind the Scenes: Finding Income Further Afield
Welcome to AB’s Alpha Females, the Multi Asset Investment Podcast from AllianceBernstein. I’m Karen Watkin and I’m a fund manager in the Multi Asset Solutions team here at AB. The Alpha Females are those women who have developed unique areas of expertise and made their mark in the investment industry. For many clients, generating income from their investments is a priority. But market conditions are very different now from those that we’ve had over the past decade.
White papersU.S. Economy: All Noise and No Signal?
Although the government shutdown has officially ended, economic observers and market participants have had over 40 days with virtually no official economic statistics from the government. Moreover, government data will likely still be affected even after the government reopens due to interruptions in the data collection process. The shutdown itself is expected to distort the data, as a significant number of federal workers saw no paychecks, reduced spending and filed for unemployment benefits (that need to be repaid).
White papers2026 European Outlook - Navigating The Winds of Change
With inflation now close to central banks’ target levels, financial markets are not expecting any further rate cuts in the Eurozone. Increasing levels of government debt, US trade policy uncertainty and remaining inflation concerns continue to weigh on the bond markets and limit the chances of government bond yields’ tightening.
White papersESG Thema COP30: Climate finance state of play and investor implications
From November 10th to November 22nd 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP30, was held in Belém, Brazil. This was the first COP ever hosted in the Amazon region, and it was the second most attended COP after COP28 in Dubai. This conference is the largest annual international meeting on climate organized by the United Nations, since 1992: government representatives come together to attempt to agree on action for the climate crisis. With time, the conference has gathered also financial actors, corporates and civil society, with commitments going beyond policy making.
White papersMacro brief: Ten talking points on Japan for 2026 and beyond
The October election of Japan’s first female prime minister promises to bring greater dynamism to society. All eyes are now on Sanae Takaichi’s focus on more expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
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