All Global articles – Page 29
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White papersGlobal Macro Outlook: Second Quarter 2025
Uncertainty is the watchword for the global economy. Dramatic policy shifts—tariffs in particular—by the Trump administration 2.0 have so far surprised financial markets and softened consumer sentiment. But we see a global economy well positioned to absorb potential shocks in the months ahead.
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White papersMaking diversification great again: April macro and asset class views
President Trump has designated April 2 for unveiling a series of tariffs on trade partners, referring to it as America’s ‘Liberation Day.’ But businesses and investors won’t be liberated from trade policy uncertainty.
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White papersThe direction of long term rates in an era of high debt
Real interest rates have been on a secular decline since the mid-1980s but have corrected sharply higher since the Covid pandemic, higher inflation and the end of central banks’ Quantitative Easing (QE). Now, public debt is much higher and there are new demands for funding (e.g., for defence and net zero ambitions), which should argue for structurally higher long-term interest rates.
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White papersThe global economy’s path in a fragmented world
With the world on the brink of significant structural changes, projecting the long-term macroeconomic scenario for 2025-2050 presents unique challenges. It is crucial to identify emerging trends while evaluating the acceleration of existing ones.
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White papersQ1 2025 Investment Grade Private Credit Review & Outlook
MetLife Investment Management’s Private Capital platform originated over $3.75B in Q1 2025 across corporate private placements, infrastructure debt and Private Asset Based Finance. The platform continues to benefit from investor appetite for high-quality yield, deal certainty, and structuring flexibility. Despite macro volatility, private credit remains supported by resilient fundamentals and global diversification. MIM’s focus on bilateral and proprietary transactions continues to help clients access differentiated opportunities suited for long-term portfolios.
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White papersHas the AI stock rally run out of gas?
Twenty-five years ago in March, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite reached its peak, marking the bursting of the dot.com bubble. Investors may have this on their minds as many leading artificial intelligence stocks have run into a wall.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Annual Report 2024
Since the turn of the millennium, considerable progress has been made in improving economic wellbeing. However, proper financial inclusion remains out of reach for billions worldwide. Bridging the gap represents a potentially major opportunity for companies, says the team behind our Sustainable Global Equity Strategy.
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White papersThe emergence of Gen-Z
The ageing global population throws up a number of social, economic and healthcare implications. However, another cohort is emerging into a dominant economic force in EM.
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White papersDon’t be fooled by the headlines, credit still looks good
Despite the headlines, this remains a positive environment for credit.
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White papers5,500 years old & the next big thing – asset-based finance
Private credit encompasses a dizzying array of strategies – from well-understood corporate direct lending to more esoteric music royalties, fund financing, litigation finance, and real estate credit. Direct lending remains the center of gravity. For allocators looking to build out large scale private credit portfolios, where to go after direct lending can be a challenge. We believe asset-based finance (“ABF”) is the answer – a truly scalable opportunity that focuses on income generation and capital preservation.
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White papersCentral banks on hold as uncertainty mounts
The US Fed kept interest rates unchanged in the 4.25-4.50% range at its March policy meeting. Citing risks around elevated uncertainty from trade policies, the Fed prefers to wait and see given that the uncertainty is “remarkably high”.
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White papersTopic Modeling with AI Tools
We present a robust topic modeling framework that mitigates overfitting while capturing the evolving nature of discourse. Our approach proposes a dynamic, temporal network-based model that adapts to emerging topics while maintaining semantic stability through alignment with predefined themes.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin – February 2025
Risk assets were mixed in February on the back of a less certain geopolitical landscape, prospects for a trade war as well as forecasts for slowing economic growth. Furthermore, the US Federal Reserve signaled that monetary policy was likely to be on hold over the medium term.
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White papersInvestment case for water remains buoyant
Investing in the water value chain – including infrastructure, technology, and services – can help investors achieve sustainable returns over the long term. Now is a good time: valuations of high-quality companies demonstrating strong earnings growth, such as those our strategy targets, look compelling after a correction compared to the broader equity market.
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White papersNavigating market volatility amid US tariffs and policy uncertainty
Amid uncertainty in equities and credit markets, we remain focused on long-term investment fundamentals and building portfolios to weather the storm and deliver for clients.
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White papersNavigating opportunities in a higher-for-longer market
Today’s landscape offers attractive income opportunities, with elevated real rates and resilient fundamentals supporting diversified sources like dividend equities, real assets, and high-quality bonds.
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White papersQT or Not QT – Part Two
In the previous part of “QT or not QT” we discussed how the Federal Reserve balance sheet needs to change as it approached an optimal level. The final step, discussed by participants in the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, is to structure securities purchases in a way that would move the composition of the SOMA portfolio closer to the composition of outstanding Treasury debt. What would that mean for the current portfolio?
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White papersUnderstanding tariffs in five charts
Tariff is a word many of us first heard in history class: we remember the Great Depression and the dark side of protectionist trade policy. Fast forward to today and tariffs are once again taking centre stage, serving as the linchpin of President Trump’s trade policy. A fierce debate has emerged over the impact they could have on the global economy — and as a cause of sharply rising market volatility.
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White papersThe diverse economic impacts of artificial intelligence
AI uptake by companies and households appears to have increased significantly in recent months. This is one of the factors that will determine whether AI will increase productivity gains significantly. As we will show in this section, a lot of new data and statistics have been published over the past quarters, and related knowledge has improved.
