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MarketScape: Why High Yield Looks Good, and It’s Not Fundamentals
While fundamentals support the high yield bond market now, they could deteriorate during a recession. Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income Thomas Swaney analyzes what still makes high yield bonds attractive, beyond the fundamentals.
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3 Points About China
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Clamping down on China has become a bipartisan effort in the United States, but I believe an outright conflict between China and Taiwan is a low-probability (albeit high-impact) event—and I remain constructive on the bottom-up, long-term investment opportunities in China, including the transition to a domestic-consumption-driven and lower-carbon economy.
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MarketScape: The Fed’s Inflation Fight Is Still On
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The Federal Reserve’s mild rate hike after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank doesn’t mean it’s prioritizing financial stability over price stability.
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MarketScape: Silicon Valley Bank’s Shockwave of Uncertainty Likely to Settle
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The surprise failure of Silicon Valley Bank and acquisition of Credit Suisse have sent shockwaves of uncertainty across financial markets. Chief Investment Strategist for North America Chris Shipley explains how it’s impacting investors.
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MarketScape: Equity Investing: Is Time on Your Side?
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In the last 15 years, 7% of U.S. fundamental equity strategies have beaten their benchmarks while 100% of equity factors have done so. Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities Michael Hunstad, Ph.D., explains why.
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Anatomy of a Recession Update: Soft Landing Head Fake or the Real McCoy?
ClearBridge Investments continue to believe a recession is more likely than a soft landing, given many of these data points are lagging or coincident in nature.
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MarketScape: What China’s Reopening Could Mean for Inflation and the Global Economy
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China’s decision to relax strict lockdowns has investors re-evaluating their assumptions. Chief Investment Strategist for EMEA and APAC Wouter Sturkenboom explores how China’s reopening may change the global investment outlook.