Equity Investors Positioned Very Bullishly Heading Into 2026

Investor risk appetite and market positioning appear overly exuberant as 2025 draws to a close.

Dec 17, 2025

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Key Takeaways

• Gilts Rally as Soft Inflation Backs BoE Cuts: The big market move overnight has been a very nice rally in U.K. gilts in the wake of a benign set of CPI data for the second month in a row. BoE rate cut views are being stepped up, and sterling is taking it on the chin.

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