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Hines Opens Development And Investment Office In Raleigh, North Carolina
Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that it has opened a new investment and development office in Raleigh, North Carolina. The office will be led by Paul Zarian, who will be responsible for sourcing and executing new development and investment opportunities in the market.
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Focal Point US outlook: a soft landing supported by the Fed
We expect the US economy to cool this year. Growth will likely ease from 2.2% to 1.6% because of the full effect of tariffs becoming effective during the first half of the year. The lagged impact of the 2019 rate cuts and that of the additional reduction we expect for Q2 will engineer a soft landing of the economy, despite still substantial headwinds. The Fed will take big steps to adapt its monetary policy strategy to a low-inflation, low-interest rates world. The broad view of this strategy should be clearer by summer, but the dovish bias it will most likely produce will be welcomed by markets.
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Hines Global Income Trust Acquires The Emerson
Hines, the international real estate firm, is pleased to announce that Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. (“Hines Global”) has acquired the Emerson, a newly constructed Class A, 355‐unit multifamily asset located in Centreville, Virginia, approximately 21 miles west of Washington, D.C.
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On My Mind: Oops! They Qe’d Again
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has expanded its balance sheet by about $400 billion since last September. This has reversed more than half of the balance sheet unwinding (about $700 billion), which the Fed had started in October 2017.1 A growing number of analysts and investors have concluded that the Fed is once again engaged in quantitative easing (QE). The Fed denies it.
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Greystar Announces First Ground-Up Development Project in Boston
Acquisition of 212 Stuart Street Development Expands Greystar’s Northeast Presence Brings Unique and Luxurious Multifamily Design to Prestigious Urban Neighborhood
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Spectrum Asset Management Outlook for 2020
Some macro risks—such as Brexit—appear to be de-escalating, but uncertainties continue; trade war negotiations are likely to overhang sentiment into the United States election.
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Economic Resilience, Fed And Elections To Drive Us Markets In 2020
2019 proved a strong year for US assets, with US equity markets recording the strongest annual total return since 2013 and the US aggregate bond index up almost 9.0%. In addition, the past decade proved the best ever for the S&P 500 index, which returned 256% overall, well above its historical average. It was also the decade when US equities dominated other markets, with an outperformance of more than 90% versus the MSCI World index.
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Trump’s Trade Triumphs May Not Settle Markets for Long
Trade truce does not necessarily mean trade peace. Despite recent agreements by the U.S. with China and its North American partners, we’re still a long way away from what was recently considered normal, and the risk remains all-too clear at this week’s Davos “After-Party.”
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On My Mind: Will The US Economy Survive The Politics In 2020?
What might investors worry about? Dr. Sonal Desai, our Fixed Income CIO, covers her expectations for 2020.
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Blog: China themes for 2020 – trade war developments (1/2)
What are the key themes to watch for economic superpower China in 2020? In part 1 of this two-part series, senior economist Chi Lo discusses the outlook for the trade relationship with the US, China’s tactics and the consequences for world supply chains.
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A U.S.-China Trade Deal Looms While Oil Prices Boomerang
Tensions are high around the world, global growth is low, while oil prices boomerang amidst the Iran clash.
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REITs: Quality Growth and Defense for an Uncertain Marketplace
Late-cycle investing is often a challenging time for investors and asset allocators. As the longest U.S. business cycle on record marches ahead, many investors wonder how best to position their portfolios for optimal outcomes. In this brief, we offer both tactical and strategic reasons for an allocation to REITs to capitalize on the steady growth, diversification and defensive attributes they offer in today’s uncertain market.
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Hines Acquires Inwood Trade Center
Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that it has acquired Inwood Trade Center, a 14-building, 738,198-square-foot infill business park located on 38 acres within the urban core of the North Trinity submarket in Dallas.
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Hines to Develop First Multifamily Project in Oklahoma City
Hines, the international real estate firm, announced it will partner with Humphreys Capital to develop The Residences at Classen Curve in the Nichols Hills submarket of Oklahoma City.
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2020 Outlook For The Us 10-Year Treasury Bond
In 2019, 10-year US Treasury bonds traded in a range of 1.46-2.78%, the fourth-widest range since 2010.
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Comeback Time for International Equities?
Because the U.S. equity market is broad and deep, there will almost always be opportunities—but in aggregate, we think international equity markets may be more compelling over the next year.
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Fear of Fallen Angels May Be Overblown
Many headlines over the last year have called attention to the growth of the lower-rated BBB portion of the investment grade market—and predicted a wave of fallen angels to high yield. But in the last year, we have seen more HY companies upgraded to IG than the other way around.
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Amid Rising ‘Mequity’ Risk, Boring Can Be Beautiful
In both the U.S. and Europe, there is significant pressure both at the top and bottom ends of the middle market. As a result, we’re seeing potentially attractive value today in the more traditional, true middle market.
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How Crucial is a Weaker Dollar in Supporting an EM Rally?
As concerns of a near-term recession seem to have dissipated, we think—in what may be somewhat of a contrarian call—riskier assets look well-positioned to potentially outperform in the year ahead.