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Japanese reforms ignite investor optimism
The Japanese stock market has enjoyed a resurgence in recent months due to corporate governance reforms and a renewed focus on shareholder value. Shoa Hirosato and Haonan Wu explain some of the key changes and the likely benefits for investors.
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A deadly harvest?
While synthetic pesticides are designed to kill certain species, they can also have unintended consequences for the environment and human health. By Sonya Likhtman and Zoe de Spoelberch.
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Private Equity: Assessing ESG risks and opportunities
The effective integration of ESG issues into private equity can be a complicated exercise, owing to the ‘long-hold’ nature of the asset class. Diligent management of the relevant ESG risks and opportunities is therefore necessary and can form a crucial part of the investment process.
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Will the US equities rally continue?
The blue-chip S&P 500 index was up 3.1% in July. But stronger than expected US jobs data has added to speculation about future interest rate hikes.
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Global High Yield Roundtable
Chris Sawyer, Head of European High Yield at Barings, participated in CAMRADATA’s Global High Yield Roundtable and discussed that state of the high yield market today, and how the team are navigating elevated levels of volatility.
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No Recession yet, but Risks Are Rising. Are You Prepared?
In this paper, Jamie Newton, CFA, and Head of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses why we have not yet seen a recession, why one is likely coming, and how investors can best prepare for it in the months ahead.
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PM Perspectives: Climate Buy and Maintain
PM Perspectives is a series of profiles highlighting the current views of senior investment leaders across Allspring. This issue profiles four of Allspring’s experts on our Climate Transition Buy and Maintain Credit strategy. The strategy was designed to provide a long-term investment approach that seeks to invest in companies leading decarbonization efforts while offering strong investment potential.
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Could inflation surprises unsettle markets?
There is an old investment adage that says: “buy the rumor and sell the news”. Markets tend to try to anticipate forthcoming data such as inflation numbers, with investors building positions ahead of time based on their expectations. Once the outcome is confirmed, investors take profits (or cut losses) by exiting positions.
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Navigating Generative AI? Consider a Framework
AI development is racing ahead. A thoughtful framework to making decisions and leveraging tools can help investors stay on course.
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Should investors fret over talk of China heading for a ‘balance sheet recession’?
China’s economy shows symptoms of a ‘balance sheet recession’, which can destroy wealth and confidence, force economic agents to cut spending, and create a debt deflation spiral and prolonged stagnation. So should investors worry?
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The race to secure a green future – Legislation, challenges, competition
Policymakers across the world are taking action to address climate change by committing billions of dollars to support efforts towards a green future. But the lack of an organised approach could set off fierce competition for people, power and resources, hampering the realisation of global green objectives.
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What if Everything’s Going to Be OK?
Falling inflation, recovering growth, relaxed central bankers—how one of the most widely forecast recessions in history failed to happen.
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The Consumer and the Stock Market
As the “wealth effect” is driven less by house prices and more by investment markets, it may change our views on asset valuations and portfolio construction.
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A Chip Heatwave Sweeps Across the Land of Fire
Read more on how the demand for high-performance and next-generation semiconductors is expected to rise as a result of secular trends like artificial intelligence and the energy transition.
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Notes from the Road…or the Boarding Gate
This short note draws out common themes from our recent conversations and meetings with clients across the US, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The questions we were asked ranged from monetary policy and inflation to strategic asset allocation, the impact of artificial intelligence and market liquidity.
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Emerging Markets Sovereigns 2023: Capturing Alpha Through Differentiation
Investing in Emerging Market (EM) sovereign bonds has been mainstream for nearly 25 years, with the benchmark of choice among investors being the JP Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI). Over that same period, the entire EM investable universe has grown in breadth and depth to become one of the most intricate in the entire fixed income space.
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U.S. Economic Monthly: Consumers Keep At It
MIM now expects a recession to begin in 2024.
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July CPI report: The case for a September Fed pause is building
The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed that inflation continues to make meaningful progress toward the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) 2% target.
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Credit Squeeze: from Distress and Dislocations to Steep Discounts
As credit conditions tighten, opportunities are emerging for smart investors. With banks cutting back on lending, pricing dislocations are appearing in financial markets. This looks like a repeat of previous economic cycles, when investors with patient capital have benefited from uncertainty.
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Food for Thought: Investment Opportunities Across a Changing Food System
From farm to fork, our global food system is vast, complex, inefficient and increasingly unfit for purpose. But with the global food system representing just 10% of global GDP, why should institutional investors care?