All Developed Market articles – Page 9
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Asset Class Return Forecasts: Q3 2018
The current global expansion is set to run until 2020, with above potential growth in most countries in 2018 and 2019. However, the global GDP growth has started to decelerate and we expect it to slow further in 2020.
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PGIM Fixed Income Q3 2018 Market Outlook
PGIM Fixed Income examines the outlook for the fixed income markets, the global economy, and prevalent political and market concerns in Q3 2018.
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The U.S. Labor Productivity Puzzle
A puzzling feature of the economic data in recent years has been a sharp slowdown in the pace of U.S. labor productivity growth.
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Global Investment Views: August 2018
Concerns about trade continue to take centre stage. While US assets have so far been resilient amid escalating protectionist rhetoric, markets targeted by tariffs are under pressure.
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2018 Midyear Outlook: (Still) Risk On
Investors are facing some pretty big questions: How long will the economy continue to expand? How will rising interest rates affect my portfolio? Will volatility continue to climb? Do geopolitics (or even just political posturing) really matter?
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Protectionism intensifies: country and sector selection to mitigate its effects
As a base case, we expect limited tariffs will be implemented on different fronts with relatively controlled macro impacts while talks continue. Although talks have become more contentious, we do still see space for negotiation among the various parties. This is the main difference vs a proper “trade war”.
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How Clean is “Clean”? Greece is Aiming for a “Clean Exit” From Its Third Bailout
In a follow up to the “From Greece to Bondholders with Love” white paper, PGIM Fixed Income explores whether Greece can make a “clean exit” from its third and final bailout and the consequent impact on bondholders.
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The Case For Global Bonds
PGIM Fixed Income examines how an actively-managed global bond portfolio, generally currency hedged, can reduce volatility and improve return efficiency relative to a domestic-only, fixed income allocation over the intermediate to long term.
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Strategic Relative Value: Q2 2018
Even modest upward interest rate adjustments can be disruptive to risk markets when they collide with slowing economic growth, shifting monetary regimes, and geopolitical shocks.
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Asset Allocation Update: Strong earnings prompt US equities upgrade
Amid background noise such as ongoing trade skirmishes involving the US, the evolving Chinese economy and geo-political tensions, we have spent time analysing recent market movements and the implications for risk assets.
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PGIM Fixed Income Q2 2018 Market Outlook
PGIM Fixed Income reflects on Q1 and examines the outlook for the fixed income markets, the global economy, and prevalent political and market concerns in Q2 2018.
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Trade Tensions – Still More Bark Than Bite?
With the trade rhetoric between the United States and China heating up, we look at the steps the countries have taken thus far, the potential implications for the global economy, and three possible scenarios going forward.
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LIBOR’s Borrowed Time?
PGIM Fixed Income provides clarity on the anticipated U.S. LIBOR-replacement index, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).
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Managing currency risk in equity portfolios
This report shows how equity index futures provide a more flexible alternative than cash equity products for managing foreign exchange risks.
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Equity Index Futures vs. ETFs Total Cost Analysis Tool
This tool is designed to analyze the all-in costs of replicating the S&P 500 by trading equity index futures versus exchange-traded funds.
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The Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of Futures and ETFs
Analyse the potential cost advantages of E-mini S&P futures as they pertain to your specific investment scenarios.
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Long-Term Interest Rates: Perfect Storm, Buying Opportunity, or Both?
PGIM Fixed Income analyzes the recent rise of developed market interest rates, the normalizing of developed market monetary policies, and other factors that will likely have an impact on bond performance going forward.
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What’s Driving Global Inflation?
PGIM Fixed Income takes a deep look into the drivers of global inflation by analyzing developed and emerging market countries by three sets of variables—domestic (unemployment, labor costs, money supply), external (exchange rate, import/export prices) and global (global output gap, global commodity prices, etc.)
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Daisuke Nomoto: Japan - more tailwinds than headwinds for 2018
With GDP on a sustained growth track, supported by structural reforms and the Bank of Japan’s accommodative monetary policy, we maintain a positive outlook for the region.
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Reaction: Italian election
The Italian election result looks messy, but we do not believe that the chances of Italy leaving the eurozone have gone up materially.