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Investing in megatrends through mission-critical ‘ingredients suppliers’
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Suney Hindocha, analyst on the Global Sustainable Equity Team led by Hamish Chamberlayne, discusses some of the mission-critical, and often overlooked, businesses that are essential to the megatrends which are shaping the future.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline on Middle East conflict
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U.S. Treasury yields declined and the yield curve flattened. Rate volatility persisted due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and higher-than-expected inflation data.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Passing the torch to a new generation of income
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For investors, the uncertain interest rate and economic outlook heading into 2024 underscores the importance of maintaining a stable source of income with potential downside protection.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Strong employment data boost Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields continued increasing and the yield curve steepened after the stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. While expectations for an eventual decline in rates remain, we may see elevated rates for longer.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: U.S. equity allocations amid earnings and economic uncertainty
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Thanks in large part to this year’s U.S. equity market rally, the S&P 500 Index’s price/earnings (P/E) multiple has expanded by 6.8% in 2023 through September (based on 12-month forward earnings). The S&P 500 returned 13.1% during this period, with earnings growth expectations up 4.1% (Figure 2).
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The High Probability of Recession in Europe Likely Will Burden Equities
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Higher interest rates, rising energy prices and plummeting credit are likely pushing the European economy into recession. Chief Investment Strategist for EMEA and APAC Wouter Sturkenboom, CFA, analyzes the global forces affecting Europe and explains how we’re positioned in our portfolios.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields march generally higher
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10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose again, though shorter yields declined. U.S. core PCE inflation came in close to expectations, but still showed an impressive deceleration.
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Global Investment Committee Q4 2023 Outlooking: Investing in a late-cycle world
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Nuveen’s Global Investment Committee offers our outlook for 4Q 2023, with a focus on asset allocation views, our best ideas across asset class and portfolio construction themes.
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Global Equity Decline Wraps Up Difficult September, US Labor Report May Show Some Loosening
U.S. stocks led the September global slide with a 4.8% loss. The U.S. jobs report scheduled for Friday may show less hiring by companies.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as the Fed holds steady
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U.S. Treasury yields rose again on strong inflation data. The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected, but the guidance for future policy was more hawkish than anticipated.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A home for real estate in multi-asset portfolios
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In our view, an allocation to real estate remains essential in a multi-asset portfolio.
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MarketScape: Equities May Stumble over Rising U.S. Earnings Expectations
Increasing market expectations for U.S. earnings growth over the next two years have backed large-cap equities. Chief Investment Strategist for North America Chris Shipley examines the assumptions underlying earnings estimates and why the market may be in for disappointment.