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The Bond Portfolio For A Swiss Investor
Didier Darcet
2 Jul 2026
Swiss government bonds offer safety, but today that safety comes with a guaranteed loss of purchasing power. Didier asks whether investors can improve returns and reduce risk by diversifying part of their bond allocation into gold and the sovereign debt of countries benefiting from the changing global monetary order.
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From Desacralization To Resacralization Of Power
Didier Darcet
25 Jun 2026
For 5,000 years, political history has been a gradual process of stripping power of its sacred character. Didier argues that modern capitalism may be reversing that trend, with dual-class shares, founder control and AI governance creating a new form of authority detached from ownership and increasingly justified by mission rather than accountability. He explores why shareholders are willingly surrendering control and what that means for the future of capitalism.
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A Baby Shower For Information As An Asset Class
Before year-end, futures contracts on computing power could begin trading in the US. Likely participants include AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, cloud giants such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, data-center operators and financial institutions like BlackRock. Didier argues that this is far more than the launch of another derivative contract. It may represent the creation of a new asset class: information itself.
The Thermodynamics Of The Nasdaq
The upcoming SpaceX IPO could become an epic wealth-creation event because so few shares are likely to be available for trading relative to the stock’s potential index weight. By allowing companies with limited free floats to exert outsized influence, the Nasdaq is effectively violating a basic principle of physics, argues Didier. The result may be explosive gains for early investors, but also a market that becomes increasingly unstable and dependent on passive flows.
The 21st Century Does Not Lack Ideas
The 21st century has no shortage of ideas. What it lacks is the ability to capitalize on them in tangible form, says Didier. The financial and physical capacity required to turn those ideas into reality seems to be the chief binding constraint of today’s economy. This is why the world may struggle to fund Asia's vast infrastructure needs and also the AI rollout, he says.
Hard And Soft Sciences On Growth
In last week’s note, Didier warned that declining energy productivity is likely to slow global growth. Since growth and corporate profits are closely linked, the implication is a weaker outlook for equities and a rational case for reducing exposure. But how robust is the relationship between growth and profits? In this report, Didier examines the question through the contrasting lenses of hard science and economics.
Economic Regime Shift
The conflict in the Middle East is set to have far-reaching implications for tactical portfolio management. Not because markets have suffered meaningful direct losses, but because a major turning point in the global cycle is now forcing investors to reposition themselves, says Didier.
Chinese Impressions
Didier says that he should have gone to China years ago but, to his embarrassment, he only recently returned from a first visit. In this note, he gives his first impressions and explains how they influence his long-term investment view.