report by BlackRock
- Filter:
- Clear Filters
- (-) Market Outlooks
Results for ""
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Ok, maybe not (yet), but falling acorns in the form of the coronavirus and recent data showing decelerating U.S. business activity has many rethinking their asset allocation – especially income seeking investors.
Market Outlooks
Coronavirus Fears Wash Away New Market Highs
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Coronavirus fears hit the markets as concerns mount that the virus is now accelerating outside of China with cases growing in South Korea, Italy, Iran, and the United States. Panic set in during Monday’s trading session with the major U.S. stock indices all down over 3% with more than 90% of total volume being to the downside, and the CBOE Volatility Index surging nearly 50%.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Small Business Optimism Posts a Third Year of Strong Readings
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Over the past few years I’ve written about trends in small businesses based on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Survey of Small Business Economic Trends. I follow these trends because I come from a family with multiple generations of small business owners and small companies in the United States create about two-thirds of net new jobs, drive innovation and account for 44% of U.S. economic activity.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Coronavirus and Domestic Credit
This piece is approved to use with clients.
The last recession was the sub-prime mortgage crisis, before that the dot.com bubble aggravated by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and before that it was the Savings & Loan crisis. In these past recessions there were, at the time, issues not generally foreseen, but when they broke it opened fissures in the economy that ultimately led to a recession.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Is Recent Bond Market Volatility About More Than Easing Coronavirus Fears?
This piece is approved to use with clients.
As fear gives way to resolve and markets assess the potential economic impact of the coronavirus, a risk on mentality has taken hold with global equity markets taking back losses and global bond markets selling off in concert. While these fears are sometimes a bit irrational, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 12,000-61,000 Americans have died from influenza since 2010, there is no doubt we can all understand the underlying fear.
Market Outlooks
Coronavirus Catalyst
This piece is approved to use with clients.
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a public health emergency. How have past health epidemics impacted the markets? Read Chief Investment Officer Sean Clark's insights.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Current Events Overshadowing a Nascent Recovery
This piece is approved to use with clients.
While we have previously mentioned, I feel it is important to revisit the race between the results of the FOMC’s (Federal Open Market Committee) model-driven restrictive policy in 2018 and the potential recovery borne of the Fed’s 2019 mea culpa.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Generational Opportunity Now and for the Next Decade?
This piece is approved to use with clients.
For most asset classes, 2019 was a terrific year for prices. Generally, the equity and bond markets enjoyed a significant surge that all but replaced their terrible performance in the 4th quarter of 2018.
Market Outlooks
Clark Capital: Quarterly Economic and Capital Market Review
Clark Capital: Quarterly Economic and Capital Market Review
Market Outlooks
2020 Market Outlook: Recession Risks or Market Myths?
While questions surrounding the pace of U.S. economic growth linger, how can investors distinguish recession risks from market myths? Read Chief Investment Officer Sean Clark's 2020 Market Outlook commentary to see what risks and opportunities investors face in the year ahead.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Attempting to Right-Size Expectations
This piece is approved to use with clients.
A quick canvas of the headlines and sound bites detailing market outlooks for 2020 includes some positivity but also many phrases, such as: get more defensive, returns will be muted, now is not a good time to be investing and don’t expect a repeat of 2019 anytime soon.