Our Scans · (SFR.6.02) Asset Bubbles · Weekly Summary

• Rising debt burdens, inflation risks and the possibility of asset bubbles are now shared global concerns. The News Pakistan
• In 2026, the number of respondents citing environmental issues as top concerns over the next two years fell, while more warned of economic risks like geoeconomic confrontation, economic downturn, inflation and asset bubbles bursting. Climate Home News
• Fund managers considered central banks, inflation, asset bubbles, and recessions as bigger risks than what's happening on the Ukrainian border. Yahoo Finance
• Forcing pension schemes to invest in the UK runs the risk of distorting markets and creating asset bubbles. City AM
• Forcing pension schemes to invest domestically could distort markets and create asset bubbles, lowering returns at a time when retirement shortfalls are rising. IPE
• Mounting debt concerns and potential asset bubbles, amid geoeconomic tensions, could trigger a new phase of volatility over the next two years. ST
• The PBOC might prefer to pause a little if it judges liquidity to be more than sufficient, and to be giving rise to asset bubbles. / China ST
• Challenges would include managing the risk of asset bubbles if liquidity becomes excessive, and navigating potential shifts in global capital flows as the dollar weakens. FinancialContent
• The RBI has continued to maintain a neutral stance, ensuring there is sufficient liquidity to cushion against global shocks while avoiding excesses that might stoke inflation or asset bubbles. Moneycontrol
• The wealthiest households accounting for an even greater share of US spending growth is causing upward pressure on inflation and spurring speculative bets that could foment asset bubbles. CNN
• Brazil's real interest rates stand at 9.51%, the world's second-highest behind Turkey, creating a 1,000+ basis point differential with the U.S. Fed's recent cut to 4.0-4.25%, attracting capital flows and strengthening the real by over 13% in 2025 but risking asset bubbles. The Rio Times
• Economic support coming from China will be more targeted to prevent asset bubbles. OMFIF

Last updated: 19 June 2026