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Weekly Investment Commentary: 2023: Shifting gears from inflation to recession
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For equities, the best offense is a good defense — in the near term. Heading into year-end, we continue to prefer defensive equity positioning, allocating to dividend growth stocks and U.S. public infrastructure, which can serve as a hedge against sticky inflation.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Infrastructure investments could help bridge a recession gap
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It may be time to reduce cyclicality. We anticipate weaker economic growth will translate into a rougher period for corporate earnings, which could put further pressure on equity markets.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Oasis or mirage? Equities ponder the economic horizon
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Our base case calls for a continued deceleration of inflation through the first half of next year, although it should remain elevated and well above the Fed’s 2% target.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: When will bonds act like bonds again?
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Investment grade fixed income (both U.S. aggregate bonds and municipals) have historically shown they usually deliver positive total returns in periods of negative equity market returns.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Good inflation news comes with caveats
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One data point does not make a trend, and the U.S. Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse course based on October’s CPI print.