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Weekly Investment Commentary: We anticipate more market leadership shifts
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Global equities were mixed last week, with U.S. markets faring better than their non-U.S. counterparts. Large-caps outperformed small caps, while growth underperformed value.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Expect volatility as the focus returns to the Fed
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Equity markets fell last week driven by investors’ reaction to the Federal Reserve meeting, which underscored expectations for a strong economic recovery, but did little to quell fears over rising inflation and bond yields.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Our views on Chinese assets
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Chinese stocks have sold off on concerns that China could tighten monetary and fiscal policy more aggressively – after having led the global restart and policy normalization. This took place as rising U.S. Treasury yields have pressured global risk assets.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A rates-driven correction creates opportunities in growth stocks
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Equity markets saw gains as Treasury yields stabilized early last week.
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Global Weekly Commentary: A strong restart, not a recovery
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We see the path out of the Covid-19 shock as a “restart” – not a typical business cycle “recovery.” The key reasons are the distinct nature of the shock, broad-based pent-up demand and different inflation dynamics.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Concern over rising rates persists
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Equities struggled with another week of volatility driven by elevated rates. The S&P 500 finished in positive territory (+0.8%) thanks to a couple of daily gains of 2% or more, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.1%.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Leaning further into cyclicality
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The UK has led the developed world in the pace of its vaccine rollout, with the euro area set to catch up after a slower start. Vaccine rollouts and fiscal spending are paving the way for an accelerated global restart, reflected in a recent rise in real rates. This supports a broadening of the cyclical tilt in our tactical views, with our recent debut of a UK equities overweight and upgrading euro equities to neutral.