Daily digest
18 August 2026
What published research from banks, asset managers and independent analysts argued on 18 August 2026, summarised by AI for each market.
Assets
- Cross-assetLong-end government bond yields are the story across markets today, and the published research consensus is that they're going higher.
- GoldGold research is running one-way bullish right now — across every time horizon, published analysis is pointing higher, with essentially no bearish voices in the mix.
- SilverSilver's setup is drawing a constructive multi-year call from published research this week.
- CopperCopper: published research this week is uniformly bullish, with no dissenting voices across tactical or strategic horizons.
- OilPublished research on crude is running heavily bullish across near- and medium-term horizons, with only a small contrarian thread pushing back — and that pushback is confined to late 2026 and beyond.
- Natural gasEuropean natural gas could be the pain trade this winter, according to newly published research.
- BitcoinBitcoin's next leg higher hinges on regulatory catalysts, according to research published this week.
- US equitiesUS equity research is unusually split right now — and the fault line is AI.
- European equitiesPublished research is split on European equities heading into 2026.
- US bondsPublished research this week is overwhelmingly bearish on US Treasury prices, with most analysts expecting yields across the curve to stay elevated or push higher.
- EU bondsEuropean sovereign yields look set to keep grinding higher, according to the bulk of research published this week — with almost no dissent on direction across Bunds, French OATs, and the broader eurozone curve.
- EUR/USDEUR/USD forecasts are splitting along time horizons, and the split is worth understanding.