All Global articles – Page 116
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White papersCoronavirus: a pragmatic response to market panic
Fixed-income investors loathe uncertainty. But for them and societies worldwide, this is currently the defining characteristic of markets and daily life. How can they respond pragmatically to the pandemic?
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White papersOne month for the history books
Global equities (MSCI World) have lost 30% since the 19th of February, as the Chinese sanitary crisis morphed into a Global Covid Crisis (GCC). This is the fastest sell-off ever. The drawdown has cut $24 trillion from the global equity market capitalisation – more than the annual US GDP! Investors are scared and praying that the contagion of the coronavirus will slow. But for now the pandemic crisis is still worsening: in the 7 days to 19 March, the total numbers of cases, now 235k, has increased at an average 9% per day.
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White papersGold at the End of the Government’s Rainbow
Initial claims show the first impact on the U.S. labor market and are likely to increase, the second U.S. stimulus package is in the books and a third is on the way while the ECB announces a Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program.
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White papersQuarterly Economic Outlook: Keeping the Punch Bowl Filled
In his latest Economic Outlook, Senior Economic Adviser to the International business of Federated Hermes, Neil Williams, looks at the arguments for keeping the punch bowl of central-bank liquidity filled, and warns that we may only be half way through our current era of cheap money.
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White papersAIQ - The Climate Edition : ‘Sticking’ it to carbon
The pros and cons of taxing emissions
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White papersOutlook 2020: Private equity
As headwinds build for traditional assets, we expect private equity to attract more new capital in 2020, but there are some pockets with high valuations where investors should be careful.
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White papersOutlook special – Potential impact of COVID-19 on global real estate markets
COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving scenario with varied impacts on real estate markets, depending on country, market and sector. The impact on property performance will depend heavily on the duration and spread of the virus, which is very uncertain. Occupier demand will be negatively affected, most significantly in retail, leisure and hotels, as movement is restricted and consumer confidence dented. Investment volumes to be lower as real estate market liquidity falls.
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White papersMulti-Asset Allocation Views: Uncertainty and Opportunity
With a sharp deterioration in market sentiment our Allocation Views focus on the macroeconomic backdrop affecting market fundamentals
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White papersNovel coronavirus – Status of progression
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to spread across the world with an estimated 137,100 infections and almost 5,100 deaths as of March 13, 2020. The World Health Organization has officially designated it as a “pandemic” in order to mobilize maximum government resources globally. Apart from the human cost, global economic output is suffering with the IMF officially lowering its estimate for global growth to 2.6% for 2020, which is close to its stalling speed.
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White papersSharpe Thinking: managing coronavirus volatility
What’s moving the investment landscape? In these turbulent markets, we bring you views from our portfolio managers, analysts and economists, delivered by our Investment Office – an independent team ensuring that our strategies perform in the best interest of clients.
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White papersNavigating Uncharted Territory
A conversation between Dr. Sonal Desai and Dr. Michael Hasenstab on macro views and navigating volatility in the shadow of Coronavirus and other shocks, along with a global investment outlook.
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White papersFixed Income: The Fed speaks loudly and carries a big stick
Reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s dramatic action. CIO Sonal Desai, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, calls the Fed’s response “massive and well crafted.”
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White papersAIQ - The Climate Edition: Hot Water - The threat of warming oceans
As the challenges posed by climate change continue to loom large, due attention should be given to oceans, not just the solid ground under our feet and the air we breathe.
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White papersHigh Drama in High Yield
Coronavirus and the OPEC price war combine for a one-two punch to high yield markets.
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White papersDistressed Debt: Capturing Late-Cycle Value
Barings’ Stuart Mathieson and Bryan High discuss how recent macro events and credit market dynamics are impacting the outlook for distressed debt.
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White papersThe credit-market breakup: it’s not V, it’s U
What should fixed-income investors read into the recent moves in markets and how should they respond in the near, medium and longer term? In an atmosphere of uncertainty, we consider how a bias towards higher-quality credit and a flexible approach to protecting against the downside can help investors weather any further turbulence.
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White papersUpdate on Global Non-Investment Grade Credit Markets
We unpack the short-term and long-term, transitory and permanent impacts of recent news on the high yield and loan markets.d markets.
