ESG
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Institutional Capital Pours Into Defence as ESG Barriers Fall and NATO Locks In 5% Spending Target
Major asset managers are abandoning tech concentration for government-backed defence equities, reframing fiduciary duty around multi-year geopolitical risk and $3.6 trillion budget visibility through 2030.
Macro
Markets
Microsoft’s Carbon Removal Pause Exposes $80B Market Built on Single Buyer
The tech giant's decision to halt purchases threatens 200+ startups and reveals structural fragility in corporate climate finance dependent on artificial demand.
Geopolitics
Markets
Wall Street’s Climate Retreat: US Asset Managers Abandon Net Zero Alliance as Europe Doubles Down
The relaunched Net Zero Asset Managers initiative attracted 250 signatories but only 12 from the US, creating a $27 trillion divide in climate finance as BlackRock, Vanguard, and Fidelity decline to rejoin.