The firm’s senior decision makers debated the midyear market outlook last week in London. Jean shares the gist of our debates. Twice a year we gather BlackRock’s senior decision makers for a two-day forum on the market outlook and its
China has experienced huge economic success in the last 30 years, transforming from a mainly poor and rural country into a global manufacturing – and technology – superpower. What’s behind its overwhelming success, and how can investors take advantage? In
The Federal Reserve (Fed)’s interest rate decision, press conference and quarterly forecasts will likely dominate the week. Last week’s US retail sales and consumer confidence releases complicated the picture for the Fed. A marked upward revision to April’s sales (and
Themes and implications from the Multi-Asset Solutions Strategy Summit 3Q 2019 The global economy has slowed, and trade disputes are raising the downside risks to our forecast for slightly subtrend growth. That said, while remaining wary of the signals coming
Monitor Brexit with the ‘OpinioPro Brexit Search Index’ Brexit and OpinioPro Brexit Monitor. Internet search for ‘brexit’ made an incredible peak in 2016 and returned in the limelight around the deadline in 2019. Context level: The peak of 260.000 would
Op 6 juni 2019 heeft de Commissie Parameters advies uitgebracht over de te hanteren parameters 2020 – 2024 en over de ultimate forward rate (UFR). Op 11 juni heeft minister Koolmees bekend gemaakt dat het kabinet het advies ten aanzien
Cio views Increased risk requires a cautious attitude This month’s topic: the 2020 us presidential election: another close race?
The outcome of the FOMC's upcoming meeting is uncertain and will therefor receive a lot of attention. The crucial question will be how the Federal Reserve will react to the escalation of the trade war with China and thus to
Lower for longer in EM? Higher oil prices and renewed trade tensions see largely negative revisions to our emerging markets (EM) forecasts this quarter, though there are few dramatic changes. Idiosyncratic factors are also at work, and in some cases
Modern monetary theory (MMT) has been seized upon by populists to argue for huge spending on universal health care, job guarantee schemes, and climate policies. \ MMT will probably not work in practice because politics is always likely to get in
Sustainability rationale: Coal, the highest carbon emitting source of energy in the global fuel mix, has no meaningful role to play when it comes achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The share of coal in electric power generation
What can we learn from historic examples? This white paper uses internet search data to dissect and analyse hypes. we explain Trendmarks’ vision and mission with the use of internet search data. we briefly dive into the definition of a
With a series of tweets, President Trump reinvigorated fears of an escalation of trade disputes. Not only did he announce higher and extra tariffs on Chinese products, he also threatened India and Mexico with tariffs. As expected, markets reacted negatively:
Increased risk requires a cautious attitude After weeks of relative stability, the threat of a trade war has returned, shaking investor confidence and awakening markets from complacency. However, while there is still a significant optimism in the market that a
A research study looking at structural shifts in the global economy and how they affect our investment thinking. A confluence of global megatrends is prompting structural shifts in many industries and changing the drivers of corporate earnings. Most major economies
June 2019 Eaton Vance Monthly Market Monitor presents a concise review of economic and asset class data through clear and impactful charts. Providing timely information across a broad array of markets and investment topics, this guide serves as a helpful
Trade tensions increased in May, when the US raised tariffs to 25% on $200bn of Chinese goods. We expect negotiations to resume between the two countries after a meeting between their Presidents at the end of this month, despite recent
Well-functioning economic structures are key for resilient and prospering euro area economies. The global financial and sovereign debt crises exposed the limited resilience of the euro area’s economic structures. Economic growth was masking underlying weaknesses in several euro area countries.
M idstream energy infrastructure companies have, in our view, generally emerged from the balance sheet and nancing challenges that had plagued the sector since 2014. With these issues now largely in the rearview mirror, oil and gas master limited partnerships
The impact of the internet of things (IoT) is the ability to leverage real-time data to drive real-time decisions that can bring broad-based economic benefits to companies and consumers. Manufacturing is going through an extended IoT-enabled automation refresh cycle. This
The Weekly Brief Last week Lyxor Cross Asset Research team addressed the positive performance of CTA strategies during the market downturn, which started a few weeks ago and dragged global equities nearly -6% lower in May. This fact is nonetheless
Weekly Digest Value investing has taken a back seat in recent times, particularly in the US where the divergence in performance between low and high growth stocks has been significant. After a decade of mediocre performance, investors are increasingly losing
Our views for the coming months After a strong start of the year, with EM sovereign bonds up 7.6%, EM corporate bonds up 6.8% and EM local bonds up 3.0% in USD terms, we expect carry to be the primary
Go against the flow Investing in lower volatility stocks can help preserve wealth in falling markets; we believe it can be an important allocation to have, and particularly relevant for investors with one eye on the end of the bull
Guide to Alternatives – J.P. Morgan Institutional Asset Management Skip Nav J.P.Morgan Home / Institutional Asset Management / Guide to Alternatives Investment Professionals Dr. David Kelly Chief Global Strategist and Head of Global Market Insights Strategy David Lebovitz Global Market
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