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Weekly Investment Commentary: Energy primed to power through near-term uncertainty
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High energy prices make the Fed’s job harder, but not impossible.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Neither bubble nor bottom for U.S. housing market
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Real estate investors should be well positioned, especially if their sector and regional exposures are aligned with prevailing demographic and supply/ demand trends. Builders are still playing catch-up from the global financial crisis, with housing starts still above trend.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Caution: earnings under pressure
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We see company earnings deteriorating amid a rotation in consumer spending and a sputtering restart. This is partly why we remain cautious on stocks.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Why we like credit over equities
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We prefer investment grade (IG) credit over equities on a tactical horizon as we see a new market regime with higher volatility taking shape.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A preferred take on the financials sector
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For tax-sensitive income investors, preferreds can be a source of taxefficient income that diversifies municipal bond holdings and other investments.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Are “better than feared” earnings good enough?
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It’s not just about equities. While typically viewed as an equity market indicator, corporate earnings are also relevant to other asset classes, and have broader economic implications as well.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Beware behavioral bias in new regime
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Investors are strapped in for a market rollercoaster in a new regime of increased volatility. Views on central bank rates are shuffling fast, as last week’s market reaction to the Fed’s rate hike showed.