All Equities articles – Page 31
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The Meeting Room Webcast: Global Emerging Markets, March 2022
Join Kunjal Gala and the rest of the Global Emerging Markets team for the latest Federated Hermes Meeting Room: Virtual Portfolio Briefing on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
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As Rates Rise, Financials Can Shine
Mutual Series’ analysts see value opportunities in the financials sector as the interest-rate environment turns more favorable in the United States and European banks see greater clarity about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Ukraine war: economic, policy and market implications
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sharply altered the global economic and financial outlook. It has increased the stagflation risk, making the life of central banks ever more difficult.
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Listed infrastructure: Investing in a sustainable future
Listed infrastructure is inherently aligned with many client sustainability objectives. First and foremost, these companies exist to provide the basic services that are fundamental to the functioning of our societies. Access, affordability, safety, and reliability are all important social objectives related to the products and services that infrastructure companies offer. In delivering these services, companies also have a responsibility to treat the environment in a manner that won’t jeopardize their ability to deliver these essential services over the long term.
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SFDR Unpacked: What to Look for in Article 8 and 9 Portfolios
European investors are struggling to understand new rules designed to confirm the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of portfolios. Since regulatory guidelines are vague, asset managers must provide a clear framework to show how their products fit sustainable investing classifications.
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Value Can Potentially Outperform Even if Growth Slows
We believe value is likely to outperform growth over the coming years—and threats to economic growth from inflation, rate hikes and geopolitical risks do not change our view.
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Uncertainty Increases
As events in Ukraine see geopolitical tensions mount, the lack of an easy route to a stable resolution suggests that the impact of energy prices may persist. At the very least it compounds the uncertainty from an already challenging growth, inflation and policy mix. Policymakers seem to be walking a tightrope.
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A measured approach to volatile markets
Despite the uncertainty caused by the conflict in Ukraine, markets are still trading in an orderly, albeit volatile, manner with support and tentative buying at cheaper levels.
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Russia-Ukraine: a lot of bad news already priced in, but the outlook is deteriorating
The second week of conflict in the Ukraine was marked by additional market volatility. Equities are down across the board. The demand for safe-haven assets temporarily pushed the 10-year Treasury down to 1.7% before it retraced to 1.9% amid rising inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, gold has remained well supported, briefly moving above $2000/ounce.
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Central Banks on Deck to Fight Inflation
The ECB was owlish—carefully hawkish. It further reduced asset purchases for Q2 below the €40 billion previously announced and left completely open the pace of asset purchases for Q3. This leaves room for great flexibility: the ability to hike or not in Q4.
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The Fed vs. Secular Growth: A Technology Conundrum
While the recent market turbulence has been characterized by a rotation out of highly valued growth stocks, the high and sustainable growth offered by tech companies will likely return to favor.
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Rising Rates - REITS poised to perform well
As is the case with most income-oriented stocks, REITs are typically hit hard when central banks begin talks of raising interest rates. This is due to investors views on how the higher interest rates will impact a REIT’s cost of capital.
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Energy Markets in View
Energy prices have surged to multi-year or record highs amid the war, and many are wondering if they still have further to go.
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Geopolitical Risks in the United Kingdom
As geopolitical tensions escalate across the globe, our UK Equity team provides its insights into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the implications for UK-listed companies.
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Quick Thoughts: Should We Fear Stagflation?
It is little surprise that the word “stagflation” is trending as the world grapples with the possibility of both slower economic growth and higher inflation.
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Brazil: Worth a Closer Look
Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team weighs in on why Brazilian equities have managed to weather recent geopolitical storms.
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Is Brazil Compellingly Out of Sync?
The Russia-Ukraine war has led to a surge in commodity prices, which means Brazil, a key commodity exporter, stands to benefit. Here, Dina Ting, Head of Global Index Portfolio Management, Franklin Templeton Exchange-Traded Funds, explores the outlook for Brazilian equities in light of recent events.
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Russia-Ukraine: an uncertain outcome calls for higher focus on liquidity
At the core of the crisis, Russian assets have become almost un-investible, with dramatic price action as the market attempts to grapple with uncertainty. European equities have suffered, anticipating the negative consequences of the war on corporate earnings, while also commodities trended higher with double digit rise across many commodities. A flight to safety move has benefited government bonds, with the US treasury yield and the Bund yield trending lower.
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ETF Observations on Russia
Investors are reminded within the current environment to take a broad perspective across a variety of asset classes and geographies and to weigh short-term developments against longer-term factors.
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Quick Thoughts: The Implications on Equities of the War in Ukraine
We hosted a webinar to discuss equity investing against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.