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AAM Viewpoints: Election head fakes & virus bright spots
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As we approach the end of the year it is probably safe to say that few if any have ever experienced a year like 2020. The municipal market also experienced a year like no other with the only recent parallel being – at certain times during the year – the 2008 financial crisis.
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AAM Viewpoints: Unusual market has historical fortitude
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Stating the obvious, 2020 has not been a business-as-usual kind of year. Within months of its start it became a “year interrupted” by the global outbreak of COVID-19. That alone presented a massive challenge for the economy and potentially set a lasting course change for how business and daily life might be conducted for months and possibly years to come.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Vaccines shape 2021 outlook
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Positive news on Covid vaccines gives us greater confidence that the economic restart can re-accelerate in 2021 – and that the cumulative activity loss from the virus shock will ultimately be a fraction of that seen after the global financial crisis (GFC). We prefer to look through any market volatility generated by the virus resurgence and renewed restrictions over the challenging months ahead.
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AAM Viewpoints – The election results are in, but what about equity returns?
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No “hanging chad” this year, but definitely lots of drama and a bit of a delay which of course seems par for the course given the year 2020 has been so far. Currently it looks like the election results point to a victory for former Vice President Joe Biden, but this of course is barring any reversals after recounts in states with close margins and any substantive legal issues.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Investing after the U.S. election
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Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race likely ushers in a near-term market environment dominated by low rates, a hunt for yield and growth stocks.
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U.S. election: too early to call
The U.S. election result was too early to call on Nov. 4, raising the prospect of a period of uncertainty as vote counting of absentee and mail-in ballots continues in several battleground states
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Global Weekly Commentary: Our latest equity views
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Polls are suggesting a greater likelihood of a Democratic sweep in this week’s U.S. election. We are starting to incorporate themes we believe would outperform in that event, moving toward a more pro-risk stance overall despite last week’s market pullback.
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AAM Viewpoints: Time is an investor’s greatest asset
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The New York Stock Exchange was founded over two centuries ago, in 1792. Since its founding, it has faced a plethora of destructive events: The Napoleonic Wars, U.S. Civil War, WWI, The Spanish Flu, The Great Depression, WWII, The Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam war, Gulf Wars, Great Recession, and now the COVID-19 pandemic.