Look under the hood of sizzling headline inflation, and you’ll see it starting to cool.
The repercussions of US midterm elections will be felt over the coming months and years, not days. The key is how the results are transmitted to the economy, chiefly through monetary and fiscal policy.
With many aspects of the US economy in decent shape, we believe spread widening in a recession is likely to be limited. Still, investors no longer need to overreach on risk.
A research framework to help investors understand how securitized credit fits into a broader investment portfolio.
Changes in the political and economic landscape are loosening the links in the global economy. New conditions will favor different strengths as businesses adapt.
In the drive for ESG investing, a gap has arisen between corporate bond and securitization markets. We see this as an opportunity to blaze new trails and influence better outcomes for investors, the environment and society.
Our experts, William Theriault, CFA, Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Equity, and James Dorment, CFA, Head of Large Cap Fundamental Research, discuss the growth/value cycle.
Russia’s energy tentacles, intertwined throughout Europe’s power network, may prove difficult to excise.
In the wake of Russia’s invasion, social factors such as energy supply security, consumer protection and responsible sourcing demonstrate the importance of an inclusionary ESG approach.
The U.S. Federal Reserve met expectations and increased interest rates by 25 basis points.
Should the Russia-Ukraine conflict persist, it would lead to further tightening of financial conditions but is unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from a 25 basis point interest rate hike in March. Tighter conditions will slow economic growth at the margins and constrain financial markets over the short term, but not over the longer term.
While it might seem better to focus on current so-called ESG leaders, we believe there is untapped value in the underappreciated ESG improvers.
The devastating events that continue to unfold in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia have led to steep price declines in both countries’ financial markets.