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ESG, European taxonomy & carbon: the simplification that creates the quality premium
The Omnibus package reduces the reporting scope but mechanically increases the published alignment ratios, a comparability risk for investors. Symmetrically, the voluntary carbon market is completing its bifurcation: CCP-labelled credits with a quality premium (25%) vs a high-risk legacy stock. Verifiable quality becomes an asset class. Key Data • Omnibus I (Directive (EU) 2026/470,…
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AI, MANBRIC/Biotech, Robotics & Smart Cities: the physical capex supercycle
The "AI bubble" debate is secondary; what is observable is the largest private investment cycle in modern history, whose spillover effects ripple across energy, industrial real estate, semiconductors, robotics, and cities. The supercycle figures. The five major hyperscalers (Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Oracle) will commit $660-725 billion in capex by 2026, nearly double that of…
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Stablecoins, CBDCs & ISO 20022: The new monetary architecture is taking shape in 2026-2027
2026-2027 is the window in which the digital currency architecture will lock in for a decade. Three rails will coexist — regulated private stablecoins, CBDC (especially wholesale), ISO 20022 banking rails, and value will concentrate in the interoperability and proof layer (reserves, compliance, settlement quality). Stablecoins: from experimentation to regulated instrument. Market cap…