All United States articles – Page 16
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White papersIndustrial realignment: Trade, ports, and market shifts
The U.S. industrial real estate sector is undergoing a supply-chain-driven realignment: demand remains strong in modern, urban infill warehouses and for strategic manufacturing facilities (like semiconductors and EVs), while older and coastal port-linked assets face headwinds amid trade uncertainty. Skilled, location-specific asset selection is now key to capturing upside in this evolving landscape.
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White papersJapan at the Crossroads: Navigating Trump 2.0 and tariff risks
The Trump administration’s second term has been marked by a renewed emphasis on bilateral trade deals, economic nationalism, and strategic use of tariffs as a tool of leverage. While the administration has signalled a desire for “quick wins” with key partners such as Japan, the underlying uncertainty surrounding the permanence and scope of tariffs remains a central concern.
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PodcastGlobal Investment Views - Tracking the U-turns amid rising yields
Join our host, Swaha Pattanaik, as she sits down for her regular catch-up with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, to give our perspective on the markets, analyse the trends and share our investment views for the weeks ahead.
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White papersPolicy divergences on display
“Policy decisions by global central banks are getting more nuanced, with the ECB staying on its rate cut path, the Fed in a wait-and-see mode, and the BoJ being the only major outlier.”
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White papersWho benefits in a trade war?
Ongoing trade tensions and tariffs are benefiting large-cap, domestically focused U.S. companies and defensive sectors like utilities and real estate. Export-oriented firms, however, remain under pressure, reinforcing the need for diversified portfolios.
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White papersFed may do little in this push-me-pull-you market
Bond investors had plenty to consider during May as momentum shifted.
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White papersHas Moody’s downgrade of the US credit rating impacted money market funds?
This is one of those instances when it is best to be direct. As soon as the news hit about Moody’s recent downgrade of the US credit rating, we knew cash managers would be fielding questions about its impact on US money market funds. There are no ramifications: the rating agency has affirmed its Aaa-mf assessment of money funds is unaffected by the “demotion”.
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White papersTrump’s tariff rollout hits roadblock
US court ruled this week that president has overstepped his authority by invoking an emergency law to justify tariff policy.
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White papersInvestment Perspectives H2 2025 Outlook: Steady sailing in choppy waters
The investment landscape is shifting. Economic, political and financial uncertainty has risen and investors are responding. What lies ahead for investors? In our mid-year edition of Investment Perspectives, CIOs from our Equities, Fixed Income and Private Market teams reveal how they plan to navigate these choppy waters and continue to uncover compelling investment opportunities.
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White papersAdapting to shifts in a dynamic market
Private credit: Investment opportunities and US consumer credit
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White papersMid-year Perspectives 2025: Cutting through the noise
Mid-2025 brings slower growth and policy uncertainty, with markets struggling to separate signal from noise. Diversification and quality assets remain key to navigating volatility.
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White papersConfidence up for May but what comes next?
US consumer confidence index rose sharply, and above expectations, in May to 98.0, mainly due to a temporary trade truce between the US and China on tariffs. Expectations about the near future also improved.
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White papersThe Consumer Hangs In
Amid changing policy dynamics, fluctuating markets and swings in sentiment, the U.S. consumer has, so far, remained surprisingly resilient.
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White papersThe AI roadmap: Finding opportunities from evolving innovations
The latest earnings results from US technology firms offered valuable insights into the AI landscape and the pace of AI adoption. As innovation continues, AI is expected to grow. We explore where the AI roadmap is leading and what opportunities might be on offer for investors.
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White papersConfusing Correlations: What’s Really Behind Them?
In recent weeks we’ve witnessed extreme (and at times, puzzling) correlations among asset classes. In this paper, we break down the potentially misunderstood drivers of these strange dynamics and their implications for investors.
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White papersMacro Monthly: The ‘Sell America’ trade and its limitations
Market narratives change fast. Entering 2025, most investors were all-in on US exceptionalism. President Trump’s tax cuts and de-regulatory agenda were expected to boost the US growth and earnings outlook, while tariffs would be disproportionately negative for the rest of the world. Investors came into the year overweight US stocks and the US dollar.
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White papersWinners and losers from the trade war: An equities view
Rising U.S. tariffs are creating winners in defensive, domestic sectors and losers in export-heavy industries. Investors are shifting toward value and international equities to manage trade-driven volatility.
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White papersUS high yield: What we can learn from April’s tariff turmoil
When Donald Trump returned to the White House, investors braced for how markets might react to a renewed escalation of global trade wars.
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White papersIs EM Local Debt Benefiting From ‘America First’?
Emerging markets local debt is regaining momentum, fueled by shifting U.S. policy.
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White papersPrivate equity: The Red Thread – Private Markets – Edition May 2025
Private equity investors have had a busy 1H. The US administration’s 2 April tariff announcement took investors by surprise, leading to a global equity markets selloff as trade war fears intensified. The subsequent rollback of the tariff announcement also surprised equity markets, which rallied significantly on news of a pause. As with the 2022 tech-led selloff, private equity tends to lag the public markets, but is not immune from a turbulent market.
