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What's Driving U.S. Dollar Strength
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As of mid-October, the U.S. dollar was trading at levels not seen since the early 2000s, when the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), under then-chairman Alan Greenspan, was raising interest rates to respond to a rapidly growing economy. In the past year, the U.S. dollar index, which compares the dollar with a basket of currencies, has risen more than 20%, the largest 12-month increase since 2015.
Market Outlooks
Global Convictions: Latest Asset Class Research
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As we get closer to the end of 2022, it’s clearly become a year that’s tested even the most hardened of investors. Here's a look at our views on asset classes in the current environment.
Investing Ideas
Float your way to diversification
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Portfolio Managers John Kerschner, Nick Childs, and Jessica Shill discuss how adding floating-rate CLOs to traditional fixed-rate bond portfolios may improve risk-adjusted returns.
Fixed Income Insights
Global Perspectives: Mortgage-Backed Securities – Has the Baby Gone Out with the Bathwater?
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In the latest episode of our Global Perspectives podcast series, Portfolio Manager Nick Childs and Securitized Products Analyst Tom Polus discuss the reasons why they believe mortgage-backed securities have been sold off disproportionately, and if that might be a good thing going forward.