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MSIM announced today that the 1GT private climate equity strategy led a €49 million Series E financing round for Amber Electric.

August markets were shaped by a more hawkish Federal Reserve, flatter yield curves, and strong performance across spread sectors. Emerging market debt, high yield bonds, and leveraged loans outperformed, while investment grade credit remained stable. The Broad Markets team discusses where they see opportunities across global fixed income markets amid tight valuations and rising policy uncertainty.

Free cash flow (FCF) is central to evaluating large technology companies, especially the hyperscalers, where surging investments have squeezed FCF. We define FCF, show where each company stands on results and forecasts, and ask if heavy investment has shifted them in the life cycle. Returns on the marginal dollar invested have varied widely. We link FCF to ROIC: negative FCF is fine provided ROIC exceeds the cost of capital. We end with how consensus estimates for key value drivers have changed.