Monday morning, September 8th, and while your competition digests weekend news, we're delivering the week ahead global intelligence that positions institutional real estate capital for five days of advantage. **Week Ahead Central Bank Intelligence:** - Fed September 16-17 FOMC meeting with 25bp cut expected after weak August jobs data (22,000 payrolls, 4.3% unemployment) - ECB September 11 meeting holding at 2.0% deposit rate - second consecutive meeting without change - BOJ delaying rate hikes due to political uncertainty following PM Ishiba resignation - Central bank divergence creating week ahead arbitrage opportunities for institutional capital **Global Investment Flow Positioning:** - Global real estate investment projected $952B in 2025 (27% increase) - Cross-border activity up 21% over past year - Asia Pacific 87% increase in cross-border investment - North America fastest-growing region $575B (38% increase) - Europe showing 6% growth in EMEA cross-border activity **Week Ahead Refinancing Intelligence:** - $150.9B CMBS maturing 2025, $63.6B requiring refinancing - Office sector 23-24% of maturity volume with 11.7% delinquency all-time high - $23B in CMBS loans past maturity without resolution - significant "maturity drag" - Multifamily maturity wall peaking at $5.4B in October 2025 - Institutional "flight to quality" favoring SASB deals and trophy assets **Currency Week Ahead Positioning:** - USD declined 9.7% since beginning 2025, Euro strengthened 11.5% - Multi-year dollar decline anticipated with gains for euro, pound, yen, Canadian dollar - Emerging market currencies expected stronger performance - Political instability in France (Bayrou confidence vote Monday) impacting Euro positioning **Treasury Week Ahead Intelligence:** - US 10-Year at 4.10% (up 0.02 points from previous session) - Projected 4.06% end Q3 2025, 4.00% in 12 months - 2-Year expected decrease to 3.63% by December 2025 - Yield curve steepening anticipated with Fed rate cuts Week ahead intelligence that positions institutional capital across global markets while others react to yesterday. Because in institutional real estate, Monday positioning isn't optional - it's competitive advantage.