Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
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Risk
Expect More Borrowing Once the Next Recession Hits, Says Strategist
U.S. consumers usually reduce taking out loans in a slump, so one likely winner in the coming downturn, per BCA’s Papic, is homebuilders’ stocks.
How Insurers’ Investment Portfolios Thrive Despite Loss, Catastrophe
Despite underwriting losses due to catastrophic weather and high inflation, rebounding markets, higher rates and private market investments have led property and casualty insurers to see increased investment income.
Market Moves
Trump’s Taiwan Comments Spook Chip Stocks
Ex-president says the globe’s largest semiconductor maker should pay the U.S. for protection against China.
Asset Allocation
Why Gold Makes Sense for the Long Term, Analyst Says
The precious metal can be volatile, but it is worthwhile to hold over time, counsels State Street’s Milling-Stanley.
Pensions
Robust June in Stocks Puts an ‘Exclamation Point’ on Pension Funding
U.S. corporate funding levels stay high as the likelihood grows of an interest rate cut later this year.
Risk
Inflation Is Falling Nicely, So When Will the Fed Cut?
The futures markets say September. Meanwhile, forget about Powell’s 2.0% target.
Asset Allocation
Goldman Names Top Investment Targets for 2024’s 2nd Half, as Rates Dip
Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, small caps and European stocks lead the firm’s list.
Silvergate Capital Settles Charges of Failing to Monitor $1T in Transactions
The firm allegedly misled investors about its compliance and oversight of transactions, including those made by defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Asset Allocation
Smart Money Portent? Bonds Are Gaining Allocators’ Interest
Meanwhile, allocators are moving out of stocks, which have been doing well lately, per a Nasdaq eVestment study.