All United States articles – Page 27
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Equities from 10,000 Feet Up
Three of Allspring’s equity leaders identify trends they believe will be evident as well as potential risks and opportunities for equity investors in the second half of 2023.
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Why R-star may rise, and its implications for rates and policy
R-star is the real interest rate that is neither expansionary nor contractionary when the economy is at full employment. If the central bank sets its policy rate below R-star, then its monetary policy position is accommodative. The Fed currently believes R-star is about 0.5%, which is significantly lower than the Fed’s calculation of 2% a decade ago.
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Bioenergy and its role in the energy transition
It remains the ‘holy grail’ for energy production. What appears closer to science fiction than reality is a step closer thanks to a ‘major breakthrough’ by US scientists.
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Can We Refocus on Fundamentals Now?
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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A hawkish hold as the best outcome for asset prices
The Fed decided to leave the federal funds target rate unchanged, a hawkish hold that provides the flexibility to hike again if needed—or adopt a more dovish outlook should growth and inflation data warrant that approach.
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All the Credit, Ep. 40 - Breaking the Bank? Weighing Looming Risks in the Commercial Property Sector
Banking is again front and center as investors weigh systematic risks from another prospective real estate crunch - this time in the commercial property sector.
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Help Wanted: Why Smart Companies Recruit for Diversity
Recruiting talent is a basic ingredient for business success. Companies that are more inclusive in their recruiting will discover better-qualified employees, which can bolster competitive advantages and help deliver better outcomes for investors.
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The US Fed and the cost of the Hong Kong dollar peg
Once again, Hong Kong has been feeling the liquidity pinch from sustaining the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) peg on the back of rising US interest rates. Capital outflows have forced up the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate (HIBOR) and put a squeeze on the Hong Kong stock market. The good news is that when the US interest rate cycle starts to ease, this liquidity squeeze should fade.
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Investors size up far-reaching implications of AI boom
Amid concerns about artificial intelligence, the fast-developing technology could also reduce many competitive barriers.
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Can a weakening US dollar catalyse an emerging market decade?
A weakening US dollar has historically created a positive backdrop for emerging market equities, with the two asset classes inversely correlated, and a sharp decline in the dollar over recent months has led many to claim its decade-long bull run may be coming to an end.
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International Equities Present Mispriced Value
International equities offer historically cheap valuations relative to their own history and to U.S. equities today. This paper discusses why now may be an excellent time to consider allocations to this asset class.
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Why the next economic recovery may be stronger than expected
Three questions have weighed on investors’ minds for months: Will there be a recession? How bad will it be? And what comes next?
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How shiny does gold look when anticipating a soft landing?
Since 2022, many of the doubts about using commodities as a source of diversification have been dispelled, after years of underperformance - a ‘decade for nothing’ in these markets, between technological evolutions and geopolitical developments.
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Nearshoring: Wall Street buzzword or structural tailwind?
Mexico looks an obvious beneficiary of nearshoring trends as countries move to bring production lines closer to home, with cheaper labour and existing trade partnerships with the US.
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Coastal Marinas: Partnering for Growth
Learn how Barings’ Capital Solutions team creatively structured a financing package to support the growth of Coastal Marinas, a dominant player in the owning and operating of marinas in the Charleston, SC market.
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Resolving the Puzzle
To make sense of today’s market conundrum, remember that things could have been worse than they are, and that investors are more defensive than they appear.
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Outerblue Convictions – Global Investment Views: All eyes on the debt ceiling
Washington remains firmly in the spotlight this month as the US debt ceiling negotiations remain at a deadlock. While a deal is expected sooner or later, what damage will be done in the meantime, especially as the economy in the United States had already been expected to slow?
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Big Tech turnaround: Can it continue?
Big Tech is making a comeback. Many of the names that led the last great bull market — Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia among them — are leading a nascent recovery this year.