Multi-Asset Solutions Weekly Strategy Report Global markets and multi-asset portfolios In late August, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation because of health problems. Abe had served for nearly eight years, with his administration lending stability to Japanese politics
Global markets and multi-asset portfolios The rebound in global equities has been quite dramatic, but so too has been the recovery in the market pricing of inflation, especially in the U.S. Since March, 10-year U.S. CPI swaps and Treasury inflation
Market Review It’s been a very strong quarter for equities and credit as central banks and governments provided enormous amounts of stimulus and economies started to reopen. Despite the strong rebound in risk …
US 3Q 2020, As of June 30, 2020
Multi-Asset Solutions Weekly Strategy Report China has been leading other major emerging market (EM) equity markets, staging a strong recovery from March’s lows. China’s CSI 300 Index (of onshore stocks traded in Shenzhen and Shanghai) has more than fully recovered
Global markets and multi-asset portfolios This recession will forever be remembered as one of the most rapid and shocking economic slowdowns on record. The question at the forefront of asset allocation decisions is whether the recovery will be equally distinctive
The rebound in equity markets extended into May. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to dominate markets, with an increasing focus on how countries would begin to relax their lockdown measures and how this would affect the economy. Volatility
A changed economic and market environment leads us to an off-cycle update of our asset allocation views, typically published after our quarterly Strategy Summits. Overall, our views reflect a moderately greater risk tolerance and a recognition that central banks are
After the severe shock in March, markets rebounded strongly in April. COVID-19 continued to spread globally, but some countries saw daily new infection rates start to fall and are now planning to gradually reopen their economies. Governments and central banks
Is the earnings downgrade cycle already nearly over? Following the shortest bear market in history (from February 19 to March 23), equities have staged a massive rally. This has left investors wondering whether markets have bottomed or will instead revisit
Portfolio Insights Following the shortest bear market in history (from February 19 to March 23), equities have staged a massive rally. This has left investors wondering whether markets have bottomed or will instead revisit their March lows. To gain confidence
Amid the depths of a global COVID-19 pandemic and recession, global equities rebounded dramatically over the past few weeks, with the S&P 500 retracing more than half of its sharp 35% plunge. Much of that rebound reflects the anticipation and
1Q20 earnings: Virus oddity Global stock markets saw an unprecedented level of volatility in March, as investors attempted to discern how the rapid spread of COVID-19 would aect the economy and corporate profits. The past few weeks have seen a
Since the coronavirus shock began, we have focused on several broad categories within the information flow: bank funding and market operational stress; the policy response; messages from economic data; and, most importantly, the outlook for the virus itself. Following their
Quarantine measures to tackle the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak pushed down global economic activity in March. We expect further steep declines through April and May, leading to a sharp plunge in second-quarter activity data. Beyond that, however, thoughts will turn to
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Bond markets took a roller coaster ride over the last month. The extreme volatility reflected illiquid conditions as dealers worked from home; regulatory pressure weighing on dealer balance sheets; de-risking in risk-parity funds; and profit taking in fixed income to
Portfolio Insights In the history of financial markets, there has never been a quarter like Q1 2020. As the global outbreak of COVID-19 gathered force, various forms of lockdowns and quarantines ensued, causing risk assets to plummet at an unprecedented
Insights and implications from the Multi-Asset Solutions Strategy Summit We are in a time of extreme volatility and uncertainty. New information, policy announcements and data are becoming available every day. As we navigate this crisis, we expect to increase the
This quarter has not been an easy one for most investors. While it was already clear that we were in the later stages of the economic cycle, nobody could have predicted at the start of this year that large parts
We review trends across markets and economies in Q1 2020, consider what they mean for our multi-asset portfolios and present a positioning update. In the history of financial markets, there has never been a quarter like Q1 2020. As the
We look at YE2019 asset exposures in the U.S. life industry that have a high likelihood of being impacted by the effects of and response to COVID-19.
Investors need to manage risk to take a breather and observe the shifting global economy, says our expert #Norman_Villamin in the Hong Kong Economic Times. Read on.
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