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All Asset Classes & Economies

We cover every corner of the globe through our Global, US, European, Emerging Markets, and China services. 

Asset classes span Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, Energy, Private Markets - along with Geopolitical analysis.

Over 60 Research Staff, including 16 senior Strategists

We have tremendous continuity among our team strategists, with nine having been with the firm for more than a decade. 

We are Independent

Leading Independent provider of Investment Research.  

Since 1949, BCA Research's mission has been to shape the level of conviction with which our clients make investment decisions.

Proprietary Models and Leading Indicators

With over 215,000 data series, BCA Research controls a vast treasure of historical data, including countless proprietary leading indicators and predictive economic models.

75

years delivering research

2,000+

clients, across 70 countries

80%

of top Global Asset Managers, with

$34tn

AUM

Global Investment Strategy

As BCA Research’s flagship publication, the Global Investment Strategy service provides macro-based investment recommend...

GeoMacro

The financial industry’s first Discretionary Macro Investment Strategy.

Private Markets & Alternatives

Empirical analysis and expert advice on the most complex asset classes. It provides deeper insights into risks within pr...

Global Asset Allocation

Portfolio construction service, advising CIOs and asset allocation teams on the optimum way to structure a global multi-...

Geopolitical Strategy

The financial industry’s premier geopolitical research service. We use hard data to calculate scenario probabilities and...

Daily Insights

Stay on top of economic and policy events, cross-asset market action, as well as BCA’s latest ideas with timely concise ...

Counterpoint

A global macro strategy which uniquely synthesizes macroeconomics with psychology, behavioural finance, non-linear syste...

Bank Credit Analyst

The Bank Credit Analyst has been published continuously since 1949, covering developments in the US and global economy, ...

BCA Live & Unfiltered

Join our Chief Strategists live each day, as they review the latest market events and debate the investment implications...

Emerging Markets Strategy

Critical input for global and EM investors as it provides global macro investment themes as well as recommendations for ...

China Investment Strategy

Evaluates both the cyclical trends and structural developments of China's economy, offering investment recommendations f...

European Investment Strategy

A critical input for global and EM investors as it provides global macro investment themes as well as recommendations fo...

US Political Strategy

This strategy is unlike any other financial market research on US politics and policy because we use the geopolitical me...

US Bond Strategy

This service assumes the posture of a US fixed-income portfolio. We make recommendations for portfolio duration and fixe...

Foreign Exchange Strategy

Helping guide portfolio managers, CIOs, and traders with actionable overlay strategies and profitable trading ideas. A b...

US Equity Strategy

Offers a unique sector and style allocation framework that blends macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis to ...

Who we work with

“BCA Research is a must-have for any investor looking to gain an informational edge in today's complex markets. Between the insightful reports, webcasts, and direct access to the strategists, we receive a constant stream of cutting-edge investment insights.”

Chief Investment Officer, Polus Capital

Our Track Record

We have a proven track record of helping our clients make the right calls.

Nov 2023

Buy European equities

European Investment Strategy recommended European equities, and the overall index rallied by 20% in eight months.

Sep 2023

Overweight long-term bonds in fixed-income portfolios

Global Investment Strategy recommended favoring long-term bonds.

Feb 2023

Warned that the China reopening rally would falter

After the rebound in Chinese share prices in late 2022 and January 2023, Emerging Markets Strategy argued that the economic recovery would disappoint and downgraded Chinese offshore stocks from neutral to underweight. The MSCI China Investable equity index dropped by 32% in the following 12 months.

Dec 2022

Championed Theme of Immaculate Disinflation.

Going into 2023, Global Investment Strategy predicted that it would be a year of immaculate disinflation and that share prices would move higher.

Sep 2022

High-Conviction “No Recession” And Equity Rally Calls

While most others were calling for an imminent downturn, Global Investment Strategy and US Investment Strategy argued that the US would avert a recession for some time and that stocks would rebound.

Jan 2022

Predicted Ukraine war

Geopolitical Strategy predicted Ukraine war, shorted the Russian ruble.