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Short, timely insights on the latest global macroeconomic and investment trends impacting investors, and portfolios.

14 Jan 2022
Tech stocks: Challenged, but not all created equal
Although rising bond yields are challenging the entire tech sector, investors must distinguish between profitless names that are a long way from demonstrating healthy earning power and mega-cap...
07 Jan 2022
COVID-19 latest wave: High numbers, low impact
Aside from some volatility, markets are shrugging off the Omicron variant. Not only is the virus posing less of a risk to economic activity, but supply chain normalization has not been derailed by...
30 Dec 2021
Year-end review: Strong 2021 returns as growth peaks
Strong global growth helped to push many major asset classes to new all-time highs in 2021. Now that global growth may be plateauing, investors will need to be more discerning in the coming year. ...
17 Dec 2021
Credit spreads: Positioning for potential alpha
Wider credit spreads and higher 2-year UST yields are signaling that investors should position for the beginning of the rate hiking cycle. Future returns will likely come from alpha, rather than...
10 Dec 2021
Federal Reserve: Will an earlier liftoff rattle markets?
The Fed is accelerating its tapering process and could raise rates sooner than expected in 2022. For investors, however, rate hikes driven by a growing economy have historically been nothing to...
03 Dec 2021
Omicron: The world turned upside down?
Until health experts better understand the potential impact of the Omicron COVID variant, investors should remain vigilant, focusing on appropriate portfolio diversification to weather market...
19 Nov 2021
Mid-term elections: Dem control put to the test
In recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans shaved 10-plus percentage points from Democratic statewide advantage—potentially signaling GOP momentum as attention turns...
12 Nov 2021
Emerging markets: Getting stronger even as they struggle
Despite difficult financial conditions weighing heavily on growth prospects, emerging markets are displaying a resiliency to market swings, thanks in large part to their more aggressive monetary...
05 Nov 2021
Federal Reserve: Loner or leader?
Unlike market expectations, which have priced a Fed rate hike in mid-2022, we believe the Fed will look through inflationary pressures and hold off on hiking the federal funds rate until December...
14 Jan 2022
Tech stocks: Challenged, but not all created equal
Although rising bond yields are challenging the entire tech sector, investors must distinguish between profitless names that are a long way from demonstrating healthy earning power and mega-cap...
07 Jan 2022
COVID-19 latest wave: High numbers, low impact
Aside from some volatility, markets are shrugging off the Omicron variant. Not only is the virus posing less of a risk to economic activity, but supply chain normalization has not been derailed by...
30 Dec 2021
Year-end review: Strong 2021 returns as growth peaks
Strong global growth helped to push many major asset classes to new all-time highs in 2021. Now that global growth may be plateauing, investors will need to be more discerning in the coming year. ...
17 Dec 2021
Credit spreads: Positioning for potential alpha
Wider credit spreads and higher 2-year UST yields are signaling that investors should position for the beginning of the rate hiking cycle. Future returns will likely come from alpha, rather than...
10 Dec 2021
Federal Reserve: Will an earlier liftoff rattle markets?
The Fed is accelerating its tapering process and could raise rates sooner than expected in 2022. For investors, however, rate hikes driven by a growing economy have historically been nothing to...
03 Dec 2021
Omicron: The world turned upside down?
Until health experts better understand the potential impact of the Omicron COVID variant, investors should remain vigilant, focusing on appropriate portfolio diversification to weather market...