All North America articles – Page 22
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White papersCan Investors Make Money in a US–China Trade War?
President Trump’s plans for tariffs on about $60 billion of Chinese imports have rattled equity markets.
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White papersChairman Powell’s Fed: A slightly hawkish tilt
The March FOMC meeting was the first under the new Fed Chairman Powell and the first meeting including projections by the new members of the Fed. What are your views on the outcome of this meeting?
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White papersEconomic Insights: February 2018
What happens after growth peaks? A bit of deceleration. When things are so good they can’t get any better, they usually don’t. Still, the robust momentum should carry well into 2019.
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White papersOpportunity amidst converging returns and shrinking risk premia
In the early months of 2018, economic fundamentals are supportive of another solid year of real estate performance. But monetary conditions are tightening and our central preoccupation persists: how will this affect the risk premium for real estate?
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White papersUS Mall REITS: Diverging paths and changing tides
A review of the last 10 years in the US mall sector shows the diverging paths of high-quality mall operators versus their lower-quality peers. Ironically, under the strain of rapidly-changing market forces A-malls (malls that generate sales per square foot over $400 per annum) have emerged in even stronger shape than has been the case historically.
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White papersHolding Active Management to a Higher Standard
Data points cannot come close to telling the full story of William Blair’s approach to active management; our story is one defined by our constant evolution.
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White papersNAFTA renegotiations risk and main implications for investors
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trilateral pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that has been in force since 1994. Negotiations to revamp and modernize it, requested by the U.S., started in August 2017 and are now encountering some issues.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: February 2018
The recent sharp correction of equity markets and the increase in yields which have materialized since the start of the year have created a turbulent phase, interrupting the “Garden of Eden” kind of setting which investors were getting used to.
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White papersGlobal Perspectives: US Tax Reform
President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on 22 December 2017, marking the first significant reform of the U.S. tax code since 1986.
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White papersUS credit: don’t worry about the macro, focus on technicals
What should we expect for US credit in 2018, in a context where spreads and volatility are closing in on cycle lows?
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White papersCautious on yields, selective on spreads amidst a more confident Fed
The FOMC left the funds rate target range unchanged at the January meeting (1.25%-1.50%), reinforcing, in our opinion, the likelihood of delivering three hikes this year.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: February 2018
The recent sharp correction of equity markets and the increase in yields which have materialized since the start of the year have created a turbulent phase, interrupting the “Garden of Eden” kind of setting which investors were getting used to.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: January 2018
Investors have enjoyed a quiet year in 2017, with few bumpier spots, overall record-low volatility and nice returns. Moving into 2018, the temptation for risk assets is still high.
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White papersGlobal Market Outlook for 2018: An End or a Beginning?
2017 was a particularly strong year, with broad growth and low inflation creating an almost perfect environment for equity investors.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: January 2018
Investors have enjoyed a quiet year in 2017, with few bumpier spots, overall record-low volatility and nice returns. Moving into 2018, the temptation for risk assets is still high. The economic environment remains strong.
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White papersThe FED and tax reform: what's next for fixed income investors?
Fed: The FOMC decided to raise the fed funds target range for the third time this year to 1.25-1.50%.
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White papers2018 Economic and Market Outlook: Risk On
Investors will have to work harder, take more risk and get an information edge. Nuveen identifies pockets of opportunity across public and private markets.
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White papersBack to long-term investing in the age of geopolitical risk
A sunny outlook with cloudy skies. That’s how investors see their current investment prospects.
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White papersThe "new normal" turned into the old normal: Our economic outlook for 2018
In this year’s global economic outlook we examine the outlook for the United States and the rest of the world, ask if the coming fiscal stimulus in developed countries could boost this expansion even further, try to shed some light on how central bank attempts to normalize monetary policy might impact the stock market, and investigate the asset class implications of this cyclical upturn and of less-accommodative monetary policy.
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White papersA case for U.S. and global REITs
Today, demand for commercial real estate space in most markets is outpacing slow and steady economic growth.
