Risk
IMF Warns Middle East War Could Lead to Global Recession
The conflict has halted the economic momentum from 2025, according to the global organization.
Tag: Inflation
Asset Allocation
Shifting World Order Forces Re-Evaluation of Portfolio Construction
Investors are adapting to repeated geopolitical disruption, even as economists caution against overreacting to short-term changes.
Market Moves
Iran Conflict Expected to Fuel Inflation, Further Destabilize Market
Increased oil prices and other costs could affect rate policy decisions, although observers have not yet changed long-term forecasts.
Opinion
A 60/40+ Portfolio for the Next 30 Years: A Broader Tool Kit
A J.P. Morgan Asset Management CIO explains why it is time for institutional allocators to ‘diversify the diversifiers.’
Risk
Inflation? Companies Fret Less About It Lately
Mention of price increases dropped sharply in 2Q earnings calls compared with two years before, says FactSet.
Risk
Lower Inflation Should Herald Higher Stock Prices Ahead, Strategists Say
The market does get cases of the heebie-jeebies, but in recent times, these have been temporary.
Asset Allocation
Troubles Ahead? Allocators Say They Are Ready
In a Mercer survey, asset owners say they feel ‘resilient’ about market risk and inflation.
Market Moves
How to Invest in a Disrupted Economy, Per Sage Munro
War, expanding debt and high rates demand a multi-strategy approach, says chief of BNY Mellon’s Newton unit.
Risk
Finance Chiefs Are Cheerful About the Economy’s Long-Term Prospects
U.S. Bank survey finds 58% of CFOs are optimistic about prospects three years in the future.
Risk
If a Hesitant Fed Won’t Cut, Other Central Banks Will, Says Ned Davis
Chair Jerome Powell declares that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to reduce rates due to sticky inflation.
Asset Allocation
Ned Davis Snubs Cash Investing, Lauds Stocks and Gold
Research firm overweights equities and bullion, amid pending rate drop.
Risk
Fed Aims to Start Slowing Its Bond Reduction Drive ‘Fairly Soon’
Shrinking the central bank’s balance sheet has been ongoing for two years.
Risk
That ’70s Show: Can Stagflation Return?
Several finance savants, including Jamie Dimon, admonish that high inflation and a punk economy could stage a comeback.
Asset Allocation
Bonds Should Climb Nicely in 2024, WTW Predicts
Dropping central bank rates will help a lot, with the 10-year Treasury total return rising as much as 13%, the firm contends.
Risk
What if the Economy Has a No-Landing Outcome?
Everyone expects a soft landing, but Ned Davis sketches how that felicitous result might not happen.