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Many years ago, Abraham Maslow theorised on the needs we all have … and we still do.

Global financial markets navigated the first quarter of 2026 in a state of high alert, as the optimism of the previous year was met by a significant structural shock in the Middle East. While 2025 ended with a shift in the interest rate cycle and a rise in long-bond yields, the narrative for the March quarter has been dominated by the escalation of conflict in the Persian Gulf.