Explore the primary shifts and portfolio strategies shaping the family office landscape this year through the 2026 Global Family Office Report and the J.P. Morgan Private Bank Family Office Report. Investment Outlook & Asset Allocation • Return Performance: Nearly 9 out of 10 family offices globally report positive year-to-date returns despite persistent inflation and geopolitical risks. • Public Equities Surge: Public equities have reclaimed top priority for new capital depl

Investors looking for opportunities in emerging markets should look beyond the big Asian players in regions like Taiwan, China and South Korea. That’s according to Adnan El-Araby, lead manager of the Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities Trust (BEMO), which has been heavily investing in Eastern European, Middle Eastern and African securities markets, on the latest MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which can also be watched on YouTube. Speaking to editor-in-chief Andrew Van Sickle, El-Ar

The main shifts this year are the rise of the Lobito corridor as a rival to the southern and eastern export routes, tighter state control over exports, and a slow recovery in South African rail. Lobito is becoming a real alternative route. The Lobito route links the DRC and Zambia to Angola’s Atlantic coast. One analysis says it has cut mine-to-port transit from 35-45 days to 7-9 days, though many heavy loads still use Durban because of backhaul. That figure comes from a trad

Copper Price Today: Live COMEX and LME Prices, Charts and Forecast Copper is trading at $6.60 per pound on COMEX and $14,422.00 per tonne on the LME three-month contract as at 7 October 2026. COMEX is up 0.03% on the day; the LME three-month contract is down 0.08%. The metal set a fresh all-time high on August 26 2026, when the COMEX September contract touched $6.7775 a pound in early New York trading, roughly $14,940 a tonne, before retreating. As at the August 26 close, COM

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