Global Insight Monthly - October 2026

I am pleased to share the latest investment strategy report from RBC Wealth Management—Global Insight, which provides our current thoughts on asset classes, the economy, and timely issues that impact investment strategy.

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Global Portfolio Advisory Committee

Portfolio Advisory Group

October 5, 2026

Full report: Global Insight

 

This month’s highlights:

 

Global fixed income: Long bonds light a short fuse

Global bond yields have hit fresh multidecade highs, but is this a warning sign or a healthy market recalibration? We explore the structural forces reshaping interest rates worldwide.

 

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Global equity: The great determinant

There are plenty of valid concerns facing the nearly four-year-old bull market. But, at the end of the day, equity markets tend to move in the same direction as earnings. We argue today’s longish list of investor concerns has limited ability to materially alter the earnings outlook for 2026–27.

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