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The unequal impact of inflation: How governments are responding
Inflation has risen to multi-decade highs in most international economies, both developing and emerging. Most recently it has been driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has significantly impacted food and energy prices. However, beyond the headline measures of inflation, the effect of rising food and energy prices typically has a greater impact on lower-income countries, households and individuals.
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Global Investment Views - November 2022
Central banks (CBs) are trying to work out how far they should go in terms of their aggressive tightening talk. We see four main factors to consider when assessing whether we will see pivots from CBs: (1) The still strong job market does not support a shift in stance from the Fed.
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Emerging Markets Charts and Views - EM investing after the great repricing
The great repricing of 2022: global financial markets have been caught in a highly gloomy and volatile environment since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in an effort to tame surging inflation (at 40-years highs).
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Assessing Asia’s macroeconomic sustainability
How do macroeconomic fundamentals in Asia measure up relative to other emerging markets in the current context of tighter US monetary policy? Asia ex-Japan stands out compared to other emerging markets (EM) in terms of economic resilience, boasting higher growth prospects and more contained inflation, for instance.
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How do institutions segment their investment universe?
In the first papers of this series, we addressed the issues of how institutional investors should set their investment objectives – a key element of any Investment Policy Statement (IPS) – and how to articulate their asset allocation across different horizons.
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Not in Kansas Anymore
Investors navigating daily market volatility must come to terms with rising risks that we are entering a very different world.
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EM Equities: Is the Bear Market Closer to the End?
A number of the headwinds facing EMs are already reflected in company valuations—and some are even beginning to fade, suggesting that EM equities may be close to a turning point.
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Why the Climate Transition Will Reshape the Global Economy: In Graphs
Climate change is one of the greatest risks of our time—and tackling it will likely drive a number of shifts across the world that investors need to understand.
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IG Credit: Strong Fundamentals, But Inflationary Pressures Grow
Current yield and spread levels, coupled with companies’ durable credit profiles, suggest that IG corporate credit continues to look attractive—but a number of risks remain on the horizon.
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COVID Restrictions in China Likely to Last Well Into 2023
There are three appropriate off-ramps policymakers could take to move away from the policy without creating further disruption, but even then progress toward a full end to restrictions will likely be protracted and won’t come until later in 2023.
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High Yield: Value on Offer, But Stormy Seas Ahead
While there are signs that volatility will likely continue in high yield through the coming months, this environment, ultimately, may prove to be a significant opportunity for value creation.
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How the Robot Revolution Will Supercharge Productivity (Part I)
What will happen to human roles and employment in this automated future? Which countries or industries will benefit the most?
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Is This ‘Nightmare on Wall Street’ Coming to an End?
Do corporate earnings disappointments signal a weaker economy and easing inflation pressures, which could end this scary market—or are there more twists to come?
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Has the euro reached lows versus the dollar?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we examine the factors behind the decline of the euro versus the US dollar this year and assess whether the single currency has further to fall.
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Toning down the optimism of backtests
Past performance does not guarantee future returns. This statement is true of any strategy, be it of a systematic or discretionary nature. Systematic strategies seemingly provide a little more comfort in the form of lengthy historical backtests, which indeed never look bad.
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What’s Driving the Secondary Market?
Let’s set the stage with one of the biggest themes in the secondary market: Growth. Growth and the opportunity set, volume growth in the turnover rate, and growth in the way LPs and GPs are using the secondary market.
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ESG investing in EM debt: enhancing sustainable development outcomes
Today’s financial markets are at an extraordinary juncture, grappling with persistently high inflation, war in Eastern Europe, global climate change and the ongoing and severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, fixed income investors are increasingly seeking to generate financial returns while building portfolios that support positive outcomes through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing.
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Inflation still stubbornly high despite central bank hikes
Eurozone inflation reached 9.9% in September while UK consumer prices hit 10.1% amid rising food costs.
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Higher Prices Haven’t Spooked U.S. Consumers Yet
Solid U.S. retail sales and better-than-feared Q3 earnings suggest slowing but still-resilient consumer spending, which should support core inflation and keep the Fed on a hawkish path. Notable U.K. leadership changes gave markets a reprieve, though policy direction is uncertain.
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If Tom Hanks in “Cast Away” had the new iPhone
As demand for connectivity rises across the globe, we believe an increasing range of options for satellite communication will emerge.