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Market Insights • 17-Sep-2020
Central Banks Continue to Hold, but Ready to Act Global Liquidity Team Although the Fed did not hold a formal meeting in August, Chairman Powell outlined revisions to its monetary policy strategy at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. See our discussion of what happened in August and how our portfolios are positioned.

Sustainable Investing • 26-May-2020
Asset Owners See Sustainability as Core to the Future of Investing Morgan Stanley’s second Sustainable Signals survey of institutional asset owners provides key insights on current trends in sustainable investing.

Market Insights • 28-Apr-2020
Central Banks to the Rescue Global Liquidity Team Central banks acted expeditiously to stave off economic impacts from COVID-19. A discussion of what actions were taken and how our portfolios are positioned.

Market Insights • 24-Feb-2020
Central Banks Start New Decade on Hold Global Liquidity Team The first FOMC meeting of 2020 was mostly a non-event, as Chairman Powell reiterated his view that the current policy is “appropriate,” and that without any material change in the data going forward, it will likely remain unchanged.

Market Insights • 31-Dec-2019
Central Banks Close the Year on a Quieter Note Global Liquidity Team As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 1.50%-1.75% during its December meeting.

Market Insights • 18-Dec-2019
A Quieter Month for Central Banks Global Liquidity Team All is quiet on the interest rate front, as the U.S. Federal Reserve indicates their monetary policy is “well calibrated” and global central banks take a breather.

2020 Outlook • 18-Dec-2019
Liquidity Outlook: Fed 2020: Raising the Monetary Policy Bar Global Liquidity Team All is quiet on the interest rate front, as the U.S. Federal Reserve indicates their monetary poliAfter a “mid-cycle adjustment” last year, expectations are for the Fed to adopt a “wait and see” strategy in 2020. What will this mean for markets? The Global Liquidity team explains.

Market Insights • 31-Oct-2019
Fed Cuts Again, but is a Pause on the Horizon? Global Liquidity Team The FOMC lowered the target rate by 0.25% on October 30th, its third rate decrease of the year. However, it appears likely that the Fed will pause and make no further rate adjustments until a “material change” in economic data dictates a change in policy.

Market Insights • 30-Sep-2019

Federal Reserve Cuts Again While the ECB Restarts QE

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U.S. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell cut rates in September, consistent with his policy commitment to “sustain the economic expansion.” Similarly, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi reduced the deposit rate and initiated a 20 billion euro per month stimulus package, based on concerns stemming from global trade tensions and Brexit fallout.

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Sustainable Investing • 14-Jan-2019
About the Investment Management Sustainability Council The IM Sustainability Council drives IM’s global effort by promoting an overall framework for integrating ESG and ESG standards into IM’s investment processes, product development, measurement, education, client engagement and reporting.

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