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Global Weekly Commentary: Markets now accept rate cuts unlikely
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We’ve been saying since the end of 2022 that rate cuts this year would be unlikely as inflation sticks around.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Commercial real estate not vacant of opportunity
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Under the microscope, not under the bus. This spring’s banking sector turmoil has investors casting a wary eye on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
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Global Weekly Commentary: Public or private? A strategic question
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The banking tumult has reshaped opportunities for income: We now favor private over public credit on a strategic horizon of five years and longer.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: You can't be too prepared as the debt deadline nears
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As the June 1 “X date” approaches, one thing investors can be certain of is that more uncertainty lies ahead. We can expect further volatility across equity and fixed income markets until we have greater clarity on the outcome — and probable impacts — of the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.
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Global Weekly Commentary: U.S. debt stand-off to add to volatility
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Negotiations to lift the U.S. debt ceiling are heating up. The Treasury hit the $31.4 trillion “ceiling,” or cap on how much debt it can issue, in January.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Fed ready to rein in but not reverse rates
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In the first quarter, our Global Investment Committee upgraded its outlook on emerging markets equity and debt, a view we still hold. Last week’s likely pause in Fed rate hikes could be a catalyst for further weakening of the U.S. dollar, which has already declined about 6% from its October 2022 high relative to EM currencies.