All United States articles – Page 33
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White papersFed in no rush after strong US data
”Stronger-than-expected economic data means that there is no rush for the Fed to start cutting interest rates. We expect the first Fed cut to occur in June.”
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White papersInvestors prep for June rate cuts
Stronger-than-expected US data this year has led markets to reprice rate expectations, with the first full cut from the ECB and the Fed now forecast for June 2024.
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White papersEarnings Remain Key in a Confusing Macro Picture
Macro uncertainty is high, but the earnings season has been solid—and not only in the U.S.
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White papersA Second Trump Presidency? Potential Economic Effects
President Trump could win the 2024 presidential election. When the incumbent presidential party presides over an improvement in the unemployment rate, it is likely to be returned to power. With unemployment at historic lows, unemployment is likely to get worse, creating headwinds for a Biden re-election.
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White papersThe key drivers of 10-year US Treasury yields
Deconstructing 10-year UST drivers and the direction they could take in 2024
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White papersU.S. Real Estate: Positioned for Recovery
When considering the substantial correction in real estate prices and profound pull back in liquidity to this point, an inflection point in U.S. real estate appears closer than before. The Barings Real Estate team discusses how this backdrop is shaping opportunities across the asset class.
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White papersOpportunities in preferred and capital securities remain attractive
Main takeaways: the Federal Reserve (Fed) should be done raising rates; the U.S. Treasury market term premium should persist; discounted fixed-to-refixed hybrids foster an advantage of indifference to the direction of longer-term treasury rates; and relative values are attractive.
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White papersThe solar coaster: The twists and turns of an evolving investment opportunity set
Significant growth in electrification is required in the United States to meet decarbonization goals. According to the Department of Energy, the capacity of the existing U.S. grid will need to increase 57% by 2035.
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White papersLife Sciences beyond borders
High interest rates, cooling venture capital and an oversupplied market – will the UK follow the path of the US Life Sciences real estate market
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White papersAre Healthcare Stocks a Risky Prescription in a US Election Year?
Despite conventional wisdom, political uncertainty doesn’t necessarily pose acute risks to the healthcare sector.
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White papersInflation and Consumer Sentiment
U.S. consumer sentiment has defied predictions of excess savings running dry, but do hotter inflation data pose a risk?
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White papersDare to diversify
‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’, or at least not too many eggs, is a widely known maxim. These days, however, a benchmarked global equity portfolio has a very high share of US ‘eggs’. The market capitalisation of the MSCI World and MSCI All Country World indices represented by the US is at all time highs. The large weight partly reflects highly valued mega-tech and artificial intelligence companies.
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White papersBGO Co-CEO John Carrafiell On Using Data to Nail Real Estate Investment
BGO Co-CEO John Carrafiell On Using Data to Nail Real Estate Investment
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White papersThe 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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White papersSun setting on the tightening cycle
The Fed has removed its tightening bias, opening the door to rate cuts.
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White papersUS Inflation surprise on the Fed radar
The January inflation data in the US is not totally reassuring for the Fed. While goods prices continue to slow down, core services inflation is picking up, notably in Shelters, Medical care, and Education & Communication.
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White papersNon-Traditional U.S. Real Estate Sectors
Making sense of data centers, medical office, self-storage and life science
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White papersKeeping an Eye on Liquidity as Risks Converge
The Fed’s close monitoring and well-signaled tapering of QT should prevent disruptions to the short-term funding markets—despite converging risks.
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White papersPutting recent commercial real estate debt headlines into perspective
New York Community Bank (NYCB) posted a surprise fourth-quarter loss as it built reserves for commercial real estate (CRE) debt losses, and it cut its dividend by more than 70%, resulting in the greatest-ever-day-over-day decline for the stock (–38%).
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White papersFour things to watch ahead of the US elections
This is the biggest election year in world history. Seventy-six countries — home to roughly 4.4 billion people — will hold political contests in 2024.
