All North America articles
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The case for US and EU industrial real estate
Notwithstanding some near-term challenges and regional differences, Clarion believes industrial real estate will remain a compelling long-term investment opportunity across the European Union and the United States.
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The stars (and stripes) align: The overlooked appeal of US SMID
In our latest video insight, Charlotte Daughtrey, Equity Investment Specialist, makes the case for US SMID (small and mid-sized) stocks, which can sometimes get overlooked amid the hype around the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks, but can represent a particularly exciting area of the market.
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6 questions concerning the weakness behind US resiliency
Do you see recent US data pointing to stubborn inflation? In January we had some upside surprises, encompassing import prices, producer prices, both headline and core CPI, and the PCE deflator. We think prices were in part boosted by seasonal factors which are not fully accounted for in the usual seasonal adjustment, something that also happened last year.
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Cross Asset Investment Strategy - March 2024
“While we expect the Fed, Bank of England and ECB to start rate cuts around June, we will keep an eye on the pace of disinflation for any surprises.”
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Credit markets in focus in 2024
In what turned out to be another volatile year, credit markets remained resilient in 2023, posting both positive excess and total returns. Looking at 2024, there is room for more optimism in the credit space, with expectations for strong total returns and continued demand from investors seeking high-quality duration and longer-maturity investment solutions, supported by anticipated interest rate cuts by major central banks.
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The bulls are in control
As equity markets continue to rally, our investment team explains why investors should be looking beyond the headline-making names for greater returns.
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Asset Manager News
Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines execute 75,000 square feet of new leases at 10 & 120 South Riverside Plaza in Chicago
With the addition of Pinterest, Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society and Syska Hennessy Group, 156,000 square feet of leases have been signed over the last 12 months as the property advances $75 million redevelopment
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The case for US small-cap stocks in 2024
Although US small-cap stocks joined the extraordinary rally in the final quarter of 2023, many small caps continue to trade at a significant discount to their larger-company counterparts. This creates an attractive entry point. So says Geoff Dailey, Head of US Equities. In this interview, he explains why he sees the start of 2024 as a good time to allocate to US small caps.
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Taxable Municipal bonds: yields moving higher
The taxable municipal bond market experienced negative third quarter returns in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries. With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, higher yields have increased future expected returns, given yields are now at levels not seen over the last decade. We believe portfolios should be rewarded by assuming a modestly longer duration profile while adding credit risk.
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The Monroe Doctrine at 200: Its New Implications for LatAm Assets
We explore the potential evolution of the relationships between Latin American countries and the U.S.
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Rate cuts: are they justified by employment data?
The resilience of the labour market, evidenced by low unemployment and solid job growth, is seen as a key driver of the US economy’s strength. But in 2023, the trend of robust job creation shown in the previous two years began to deteriorate as the pace of newly created roles slowed down.
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An Alternative Outlook Note for the Season
Headlines remain dominated by highly negative news flow, a tough geopolitical landscape and the prospect of a divisive US election campaign. With a nod to the season, rather than writing a traditional pre-year-end outlook, our final note to clients this year is a short commentary on what might be a more positive prognosis for the future. We will follow with a note early in the New Year featuring key themes for 2024.
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Fed and ECB: towards rate cuts in 2024
”Markets expect Central Banks to cut rates in early 2024. This is too optimistic, but falling inflation is good news for investors.”
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Powell pivots policy: moving closer to rate cuts
The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its December meeting, as expected, and updated projections signal even more rate cuts in 2024 than previously expected.
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Green premium: Study of New York and London Real Estate finds strong evidence for a ‘green premium’
In 2021, Bill Gates authored How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, a plan for the world to reduce net CO2 emissions and avoid a climate catastrophe. One of the key ideas in his book was that of a ‘green premium’.
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Engagement case study: Royal Bank of Canada
With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, we were concerned about data governance, fairness, algorithm biases and accountability of AI tools implemented by Royal Bank of Canada.
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ISA Outlook 2024: North America – healing … gradually
In the North America chapter of ISA Outlook 2024, we discuss how our key global themes apply in the context of the United States and Canada. Property markets in both countries spent much – if not most – of 2023 wondering when the US and Canada would hit their peak rates. At the time of writing, the answer to that question remains uncertain.
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U.S. Life Sciences Real Estate: The Long-Term Outlook Remains Bright Amidst Robust Secular Demand
Over the past several years, institutional investor interest in purpose-built U.S. life sciences real estate has grown rapidly.1 Several significant secular demand factors, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to historically high public and private capital funding levels.
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Video
Talking Markets – US Market Update
In this Talking Markets, Jonathan Willcocks, Global Head of Distribution is joined by Hugh Grieves, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton US Opportunities Fund where Hugh discusses all things US, including the current US economic landscape, recession risk and the resurgance of Trump.
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Should markets fear the services slowdown?
Growth in the services sector has taken a downwards turn. Can the improving manufacturing alone sustain US economic growth? In this weekly installment of Simply put, we assess the likely impact of a slowdown in the services industry on markets.