Jobs Slowdown May Finally Be Happening—So Then the Fed Can Back Off
Vacancies shrink and Friday’s employment report may aid the deceleration narrative.
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Private Credit ‘at a Crossroads’ in 2023
The $2.18 trillion market is ‘flashing warning lights,’ and deal activity is expected to slow, according to a Proskauer report.
CDPQ Reports It Is on Target to Reach Net Zero by 2050
The Québecois pension fund increased its green asset investments by C$29 billion over five years.
Why Value Stocks, Lagging This Year, Should Overtake Growth Stocks
Franklin Templeton says high rates and infrastructure needs will favor lower-cost shares.
Q1 Earnings Slide Thought to Be Rock Bottom
The March-ending quarter is expected to book a 6.2% decline, but FactSet says analysts think this is the worst.
NYC Pension Funds Have Reduced Emissions by up to 27% Since 2019
Three of the city’s five funds are looking to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Norway Pension Giant Seeks To Remove ‘Rotten Apples’ From Portfolio
CEO Nicolai Tangen acknowledged that Norges Bank Investment Management ‘lost a considerable sum’ from the Silicon Valley Bank failure.
NGO Study IDs Vanguard, BlackRock as Big Climate-Change Villains
A report from environmentalists knocks the two asset managers for investing heavily in fossil fuel companies, despite their pro-ESG stances.
Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund Beefs Up With Chunk of Aramco Stock
Receiving 6% of the oil behemoth’s equity, the fund has a long-term goal of diversifying the economy away from oil.
How to Run Alt Investments: A Primer
A trade group for alternative investments lists best practices for the popular, wide-ranging asset class.
Pension Funds Sue Silicon Valley Bank’s Officers, Auditor KPMG Following Failure
Complaint alleges the company's executives and its auditor ‘understated and concealed’ the risks posed by rising interest rates.
Drooping Dollar May Face Global Reckoning, but Is There a Viable Replacement?
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer pushes back against resurgent notions that the greenback is destined for permanent decline.
Forget Any Fed Pivot, Says JPM’s Gross
The bond and futures markets believe the central bank’s tightening will about-face—a bad call, the strategist contends.
Look Out: Treasury Volatility May Not Be Over
Ongoing worries, such as the debt-limit clash, could bring it roaring back, warns Bank of America.
Uncertainty Expected to Dominate Global Markets
Major economies ‘remain imbalanced’ with more volatility ahead, WTW finds.