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A fireside chat about the renminbi – How far will it fall?
In recent weeks, the renminbi has depreciated significantly against the US dollar. Chi Lo, our senior market strategist in Hong Kong, explains what is happening and give his outlook for the Chinese currency.
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Four Key Findings about the U.S. Yield Curve
The U.S. yield curve attracts a great deal of attention when it is close to inverting given its historical connection with U.S. recessions as well as sharp selloffs in equity and credit markets.
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Russian for the Exit? How the Invasion Impacts European Auto Makers
We’ve previously examined the constraints impacting global supply chains, and with the first few months of the war in Ukraine now behind us, we look at how current supply chain pressures are impacting European car manufacturers, as well as potential risks should the conflict escalate further.
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Navigating an inflationary environment in US and global equities
Forty years … That’s how long it has been since the Great Inflation, which lasted from 1965 to 1982 and saw inflation in the US climb as high as 13.5%. According to Michael Bryan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, it was the “defining macroeconomic event of the second half of the twentieth century … there were four economic recessions, two severe energy shortages, and the unprecedented implementation of wage and price controls”.
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Staying On Theme
When inflation, interest rates and global economic uncertainty are rising, cash today can seem more urgent than exposure to the markets of tomorrow—but could that mean investors risk missing out on the potential of thematic strategies?
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Back to our roots: How responsible investors can help tackle the biodiversity crisis
Human life and nature depend on a complex system of interactions between the environment and living organisms. It is utterly fundamental to our existence and deeply sensitive to our interventions – and yet we can sometimes lose sight of how reliant our economies are on biodiversity’s careful preservation.
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Shoppers Keep Spending, But For How Long?
A risk-off tone was prominent this week in markets amid rising worries of stagflation, given aggressive monetary policy. Despite the solid U.S. retail sales data, retailers led a sharp decline in equities mid-week, which pushed U.S. Treasury yields lower.
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Biodiversity – “The foundation upon which we can build back better”
Biodiversity loss threatens the world’s ability to tackle issues such as poverty, hunger, poor health and water shortages – problems that need addressing to future-proof the planet’s liveability and sustain the economy. It amounts to value destruction and as such, it is relevant to us all, whether we are investors, asset managers or ordinary citizens.
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*ESG investing and money market funds – Odd bedfellows or a good match?*
Applying ESG considerations to investing is perhaps more obvious when dealing with companies where pollution, health & safety and other issues can be tied to their activities and be tackled more easily. However, in money market investing too, it is valuable to scrutinise ESG standards when addressing, for example, climate change or the energy transition.
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The Great Barriers To Entry
Semiconductor leaders in Asia planning to hike prices by as much as 20% Chip demand continues to outstrip supply even as growth fears bite Production is heavily dependent on a few countries and firms
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Cryptocurrency Investing - Powerful Diversifier or Portfolio Kryptonite?
Red dogs, stump tails and blue pups were just some of the creative names for the ultimately doomed currencies issued by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks during the wildcat banking era in U.S. monetary history from 1837 to 1863 – until Congress finally passed legislation that created a single centrally backed national U.S. currency.
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Multi-factor equity strategies that outperform when rates rise: what’s inside?
A well-diversified strategy invested in value, quality, low risk and momentum stocks should do well, irrespective of which way interest rates move. According to our research, rising rates should not affect this strategy’s ability to outperform a market capitalisation benchmark index.
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Want to De-Risk? Look to High Yield
Looking for a tactical way to de-risk your portfolio? You might consider rotating a portion of your equity allocation into high-yield bonds.
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Pandemic, war and climate change sharpen focus on ESG
While COVID-19 helped accelerate the ESG agenda, the tragic invasion of Ukraine is likely to further speed up its evolution.
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Drilling Down: Oil Production Scenarios Across Countries
With economies scrambling for alternatives to Russian fossil fuels, Dina Ting, our Head of Global Index Portfolio Management, offers perspective on single-country portfolio exposure to other world oil producers.
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Levelling up: Investing towards a new social contract
As we learn to live with COVID-19, focus is returning to delivering a just transition. This is important to secure long-term investment outcomes, but also presents direct opportunities.
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5G Digitalization: Bringing the Back Office Forward
5G digitalization technology is streamlining small and mid-sized businesses’ (SMB) back office processes. What opportunities could this bring?
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The Widening Appeal of Private Placements & Infrastructure Debt
Illiquid asset classes like private placements and infrastructure debt can offer investors incremental risk-adjusted returns, as well as a number of other compelling competitive advantages.