Market Pulse • Jan 25, 2021 | |
The Market Expects a Q2 Boom; The Virus Might Think Otherwise
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 22, 2021 • 10:02 Min | |
Fixed Income Update with Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak, Head of Fixed Income Managed Solutions and Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses trends, risks and opportunities in the fixed income markets. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 19, 2021 • 7:06 Min | |
The Biden Stimulus Package Takes Center Stage
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 15, 2021 • 11:29 Min | |
Municipal Update with John Dillon
Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 11, 2021 • 7:35 Min | |
How High Can Yields Rise Before it Spells Trouble?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 11, 2021 • 10:37 Min | |
Fixed Income Update with Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak, Head of Fixed Income Managed Solutions and Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses trends, risks and opportunities in the fixed income markets. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jan 04, 2021 • 7:25 Min | |
Yields Are Low, But Fixed Income Opportunities Exist if You Know Where to Look
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Dec 21, 2020 • 5:01 Min | |
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Investing Cash Into a Bull Market
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Dec 16, 2020 | |
The Heat Is On
Global Fixed Income Team
Our Global Fixed Income team believe that vaccine makers, governments, legislators, central banks and citizens can deliver a bright economic future in 2021/22.
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Market Pulse • Dec 16, 2020 • 9:42 Min | |
The Case for Commodities This Decade
Jitania Kandhari
Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macroeconomic Research for the Global Emerging Markets Team and Co-Manager of the Active International Allocation Portfolio, discusses commodities and their potential long-term benefit to emerging market economies.
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Market Pulse • Dec 14, 2020 • 7:11 Min | |
A Few Things Still on the Shopping List: Macro and Politics Do Not Take Days Off
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Dec 11, 2020 • 9:55 Min | |
Municipal Update with John Dillon
Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Dec 07, 2020 • 6:59 Min | |
Will the U.S. Job Loss Scarring Be Permanent?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Dec 03, 2020 • 03:09 Min | |
Lead With Leaders
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta is optimistic on structural themes of B2B technology spend, Fintech, e-commerce and Healthcare among others to drive growth in emerging markets in the years ahead. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Dec 02, 2020 | |
The Year Ahead for the U.S.: Fundamental Challenges Exist, but Policy Will Prevail
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides a timely insight on the fixed income markets today.
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Market Pulse • Nov 30, 2020 • 7:42 Min | |
What the Bond Market Is Telling Us About the Future of the Economy
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Nov 16, 2020 • 6:24 Min | |
First Look at 2021: Too Much Liquidity Chasing Too Few Assets
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Nov 11, 2020 • 5:26 Min | |
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Opportunities Abound
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Nov 11, 2020 | |
How Big Are the Waves?
Global Fixed Income Team
With the U.S. election in the rear-view mirror, the scope of fiscal stimulus and a resurgent virus remain two big questions for the global economy and bond markets.
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PATH • Nov 10, 2020 | |
US Presidential Election: The State of Play
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Market Pulse • Nov 09, 2020 • 7:21 Min | |
Presidential Election Series: The 4 Major Market Implications of a “No Blue Wave” Scenario
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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MARKET PULSE • Nov 05, 2020 • 1:00:12 Min | |
Hear the replay: U.S. Election 2020 Debrief
Jim Caron,
Andrew Slimmon
Morgan Stanley Investment Management portfolio managers shared their views on the likely impact of the U.S. presidential election on the economy and the markets.
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Market Pulse • Nov 02, 2020 • 6:25 Min | |
Presidential Election Series: Expect More Questions Than Answers – and Rising Volatility
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Oct 30, 2020 • 09:39 Min | |
The Markets and Presidential Elections Through a Historical Lens
Jitania Kandhari
Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macroeconomic Research for the Global Emerging Markets Team and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Active International Allocation Portfolio, takes a historical look at the markets and presidential elections.
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INSIGHT AUDIO • Oct 30, 2020 | |
Presidential Election Series With Jim Caron
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Oct 26, 2020 • 7:44 Min | |
Presidential Election Series: Pricing in the Return of Demand
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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PATH • Oct 23, 2020 | |
Market Update: A Silver Lining on the Horizon
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Market Pulse • Oct 19, 2020 | |
Presidential Election Series: The Impact of the Tax and Spending Plans
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint • Oct 19, 2020 | |
U.S. Industrials Poised to Outperform
Sergei Parmenov, Cyril Moulle-Berteaux
MSIM’s Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: 'U.S. Industrials Poised to Outperform.'
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Oct 16, 2020 | |
The Devil Is in the Details
Global Fixed Income Team
Our Global Fixed Income team discuss a “most challenging month for financial markets” and argue their long risk position is the best way to position portfolios.
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Market Alert • Oct 07, 2020 • 4:52 Min | |
"The Economy, Stupid"
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Oct 05, 2020 • 7:43 Min | |
Bonds Are Repricing on the U.S. Election
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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PATH • Oct 02, 2020 | |
Road to Recovery: 2020’s Final Lap
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Market Pulse • Sep 28, 2020 | |
October Discovery: Is the Price Right?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Sep 21, 2020 • 6:42 Min | |
A Mixed Bag of Data, but Optimism About the Future
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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PATH • Sep 18, 2020 | |
Animal Spirits and the US Election: Will Momentum Stall?
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Sep 14, 2020 | |
Consolidation Is the Name of the Game
Global Fixed Income Team
A benign August saw positive trends continue. How long will this continue, what does this mean for fixed income investors? The Global Fixed Income team explore.
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Market Pulse • Sep 14, 2020 • 4:47 Min | |
Fed Focus: Credit Rates and Solvency Risk
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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PATH • Sep 08, 2020 | |
Warning: Ice on the road ahead
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Market Pulse • Sep 08, 2020 • 6:01 Min | |
Risk Off Today, but a Silver Lining Is on the Horizon
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Sep 02, 2020 • 5:34 Min | |
Presidential Elections, the Elusive Market Pullback and a Lack of Opportunities
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Aug 31, 2020 • 5:58 Min | |
History in the Making: A Reworking of Fed Policy
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Aug 24, 2020 • 5:15 Min | |
Where Do We Go From Here? The Fed Considers AIT – Average Inflation Targeting
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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PATH • Aug 21, 2020 | |
Global markets: China’s positive outlook may not benefit the rest of the world
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.
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Market Pulse • Aug 21, 2020 | |
Where to Go From Here? Reimagining the Fed’s Policy Response Function
Jim Caron
In his latest Market Pulse, Jim Caron looks at how investors are incentivized to align with the Fed's policy response function, which should broadly support asset prices and ease financial conditions.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Aug 14, 2020 | |
The Song Remains the Same
Global Fixed Income Team
Despite good news on the policy front, challenges remain - U.S./China relations, U.S. fiscal cliff, U.S. elections and the pandemic - yet we remain optimistic.
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Market Pulse • Aug 06, 2020 • 2:41 Min | |
A Distinct Approach to High Yield
Richard Lindquist
With a focus on smaller, middle market issuers, the MSIFT High Yield Portfolio takes a distinct approach to the high yield market. Head of Global High Yield Richard Lindquist explains.
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Market Pulse • Aug 03, 2020 • 5:17 Min | |
On the Contrary, the Dollar Is Still Strong, but Weakening Is on the Horizon
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Jul 30, 2020 • 4:30 Min | |
In Spite of Summer, the Market Tends to be Neither Hot nor Humid in August
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Jul 29, 2020 | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: The Fed Keeps Rates Low While the Dollar Weakens
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today.
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Market Pulse • Jul 27, 2020 • 3:41 Min | |
Procyclical Forces Weaken the U.S. Dollar
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jul 20, 2020 • 5:15 Min | |
A Weaker Dollar Can Benefit the Global Economy
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Jul 15, 2020 | |
Can It, Will It, Continue?
Global Fixed Income Team
With infection rates rising globally we ask whether the economic recovery can continue if health and employment concerns depress earnings and spending power.
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Market Pulse • Jul 13, 2020 • 7:01 Min | |
The Global Economy Is Slowly Emerging From the Shadows
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Jul 09, 2020 • 4:04 Min | |
The Reconnect, the NASDAQ Bubble and the Reemergence of Asian Tech
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Jul 06, 2020 • 6:36 Min | |
Will the Sizzle Fizzle?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint • Jun 30, 2020 | |
Stars Aligned for Higher Inflation
Sergei Parmenov, Cyril Moulle-Berteaux
MSIM’s Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: "Stars Aligned for Higher Inflation."
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Market Pulse • Jun 29, 2020 • 7:00 Min | |
Policy or Pandemic: Which Will Drive Asset Prices?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jun 22, 2020 • 3:45 Min | |
Q3 2020: Better? Yes. But Good Enough?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jun 15, 2020 • 8:12 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Jun 15, 2020 | |
The Tide Turns: It’s More than Hope
Global Fixed Income Team
Despite unprecedented bad economic data and the uncertain course of the coronavirus, markets continued on an upward trajectory in May and rallied further.
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Market Pulse • Jun 15, 2020 • 5:48 Min | |
New Normal? No Such Thing. The Market is Just Establishing a New Range.
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Jun 11, 2020 • 3:59 Min | |
The Disconnect Between the Stock Market and the Economy
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Jun 08, 2020 • 6:31 Min | |
The Reopening Rally and the Fed’s Forward Guidance
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Jun 04, 2020 | |
Active International Allocation Commentary - April 2020
Jitania Kandhari, Ben Rozin
The Active International Allocation team reflects on the markets and their portfolio
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Market Pulse • Jun 01, 2020 • 6:36 Min | |
Follow the Money, Find the Performance
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • May 28, 2020 • 3:05 Min | |
In a High Yield Minute
Sarah Harrison
Corporate liquidity profiles have been severely challenged during the lockdown. Sarah Harrison, Head of European High Yield, believes the policy response in Europe so far has helped stem default rates, and further action has the potential to restore investor confidence in the European High Yield asset class. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • May 26, 2020 | |
The Breadth of the Market Is Encouraging
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • May 18, 2020 • 5:59 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • May 18, 2020 • 6:32 Min | |
Never Say Never: The Pros and Cons of Negative Interest Rates
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • May 15, 2020 | |
The Long and Winding Road
Global Fixed Income Team
There may be many twists and turns on the road to full economic recovery, but the longer your investment horizon, the more confident we believe you should be.
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Market Alert • May 14, 2020 • 3:42 Min | |
The Stock Market Looks Forward, So What Does It See Now?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • May 13, 2020 | |
Where Are Bond Yields Going? It depends on what part of the curve you are asking about.
Jim Caron
The goal of the Fed’s policy response function is to prevent the liquidity crisis brought on by Covid-19 from becoming a solvency crisis. Jim Caron reviews the impact on bond yields.
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Market Pulse • May 11, 2020 | |
Jobs Report: Is the Worst Behind Us?
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • May 07, 2020 | |
Why Markets Are Partying Through the Pandemic
Ruchir Sharma
Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, explains why stock markets are rallying amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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Market Pulse • May 07, 2020 • 4:31 Min | |
Bank of England Update and U.K. Outlook
Anton Heese
Anton Heese, European Macro Strategist for the Global Fixed Income Team, offers his perspective on the May 7 Bank of England Monetary Policy Decision. Listen now.
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PATH • May 06, 2020 • 3:27 Min | |
Coronavirus: Calm waters for now, but storm clouds on the horizon
Christian Goldsmith, Andrew Harmstone
Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.
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Market Pulse • May 05, 2020 | |
The Market vs The Economy
Jim Caron
the Market Outlook is contingent on a combination of knowns and unknowns, in varying degrees:
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Market Pulse • May 04, 2020 • 8:51 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • May 04, 2020 • 4:30 Min | |
The Risks Ahead: An Historically Weak Jobs Report & New U.S./China Tensions
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 30, 2020 • 3:12 Min | |
European Central Bank Update: Flexibility and Fragmentation
Anton Heese
Anton Heese, European Macro Strategist for the Global Fixed Income Team, offers his perspective on the European Central Bank’s April 30 announcement. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 29, 2020 | |
The Fed: Playing a Strong Hand but Unwilling to Show Their Cards
Jim Caron
On April 29 the Fed indicated the need to keep credit flowing, for both for businesses and individuals. To date most of the Fed’s actions are supporting credit in the business sector, to the point where we do not believe the Fed has done enough with respect to consumer credit, particularly in light of their statements about keeping credit flowing to the “real economy.” Jim Caron looks at a Fed that is playing a strong hand, but unwilling to show all its cards.
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Market Alert • Apr 27, 2020 • 3:51 Min | |
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Stocks…Yes! Market…No!
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Apr 27, 2020 • 4:51 Min | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: A Big Week for Global Central Banks
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 23, 2020 • 04:24 Min | |
EM Leaders: Looking to Future Growth
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta, Portfolio Manager on the Global Emerging Markets team, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the Emerging Markets Leaders strategy. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 23, 2020 • 2:56 Min | |
The Case for EM in the Post-Pandemic World
Jitania Kandhari
Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macroeconomic Research on the Global Emerging Markets team and portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Breakout Nations and Active International Allocation strategies, provides timely insights on why we believe now is the time for emerging market equities. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 20, 2020 • 6:21 Min | |
Whatever It Takes: Loan Programs, Oil & the Reopening of America
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 20, 2020 | |
Recent Fed Actions: Implications for the High Yield Market
Global Fixed Income Team
The Fed’s involvement in the high yield market is unprecedented, so there is no prior history to look back upon as a guide. The Global High Yield team explores how the action could impact investors.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Apr 16, 2020 | |
The End of the Beginning
Global Fixed Income Team
We’re hopeful that policy actions will help the economy return to normal as the health crisis recedes. But it remains unknown how deep and protracted the downturn will be as we’re held hostage to the path of the virus.
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Market Pulse • Apr 15, 2020 | |
Allocating Fixed Income Assets Through the Great Unknown
Christian Roth
We are facing a health crisis the likes of which we have not witnessed for close to a century. A seismic move to de-risk portfolios has created volatility and illiquidity not seen since 2008, and it is against this uncertain backdrop we invest today. Read more about the Global Fixed Income Team’s best thinking.
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Market Pulse • Apr 13, 2020 • 6:36 Min | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: The Alphabet Soup of Liquidity & Solvency
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 09, 2020 | |
Fixed Income Market Update
Michael Kushma, Katie Herr
The Global Fixed Income team presented an update on the Fixed Income Market on 9 April 2020.
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Market Alert • Apr 08, 2020 • 3:35 Min | |
Is the Bear Headed for Hibernation Soon?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • Apr 07, 2020 | |
The Strange Shape of the Coronavirus Crash
Ruchir Sharma
Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, makes the case for great opportunities in emerging markets in the After Coronavirus world.
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Market Pulse • Apr 06, 2020 • 4:44 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 06, 2020 • 4:27 Min | |
Credit Beat with Joseph Mehlman
Joseph Mehlman
Joseph Mehlman, Head of U.S. Credit, provides timely insights on the fast-changing world of U.S. credit markets. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Apr 06, 2020 • 6:15 Min | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: A Silver Lining - Volatility Is Dropping
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Path • Apr 02, 2020 • 2:43 Min | |
Coronavirus: End of Q1 – time to take stock
Andrew Harmstone,
Christian Goldsmith
Christian Goldsmith, Portoflio Specialist for the GBaR Team, shares the team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.
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Market Pulse • Apr 02, 2020 | |
Building a Better Transmission Mechanism: Extending Credit to the Real Economy
Jim Caron
It's critical to understand the policy reaction functions designed to support markets during times of crisis because it provides insight into which assets may perform best as the economy moves out of the crisis environment.
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Market Pulse • Apr 02, 2020 | |
Fixed Income Market Update
Michael Kushma, Richard Ford, Richard Class
The Global Fixed Income team presented an update on the Fixed Income Market on 2 April 2020.
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Market Pulse • Apr 02, 2020 | |
Active International Allocation - Market Commentary
Jitania Kandhari, Ben Rozin
The MSIM Active International Allocation Team offers their perspective on the global markets and the AIA portfolio in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Market Pulse • Mar 31, 2020 | |
Rating Agencies Action Summary
Global Fixed Income Team
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted supply chains of many companies and caused commodity prices to fall. How will rating agencies react to this disruption? The Global Credit research team explores.
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Market Pulse • Mar 31, 2020 | |
The Resilience Afforded by High Quality Companies
International Equity Team
The International Equity team shares their views on the potential impact of the pandemic through the lens of the team’s quality focused investment approach. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Mar 30, 2020 • 5:52 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Mar 30, 2020 | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Path • Mar 27, 2020 | |
Coronavirus: Focus shifts to the US
Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith
In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.
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Market Pulse • Mar 27, 2020 | |
Fixed Income Market Update
Michael Kushma, Richard Class
Michael Kushma, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, and Richard Class, Head of Product Development for EMEA and European Multi Sector Strategies, Portfolio Manager, presented an update on the Fixed Income Portfolio on 26 March 2020.
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Market Alert • Mar 26, 2020 • 3:39 Min | |
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Is The Relief Rally Here?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Mar 26, 2020 | |
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: China Equity Portfolio
Global Emerging Markets Team
Despite the economic impact of COVID19, on-shore and off-shore China markets continue to offer exposure to a wide breadth of companies and sectors not readily available elsewhere, in the view of Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team.
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Market Pulse • Mar 26, 2020 | |
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Global Emerging Markets Team
Even before the corona-induced sell-off, emerging market equities were cheap relative to the US and their own history. After the COVID-19 drawdown, valuations present an extraordinarily attractive entry point, says Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets team.
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Market Pulse • Mar 26, 2020 | |
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Frontier Markets Portfolio
Global Emerging Markets Team
Leaders in the next decade will likely include frontier markets, such as Vietnam, Egypt and Indonesia, according to Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Our Frontier strategy remains focused on quality growth companies despite the coronavirus and we believe investments will emerge stronger relative to competitors.
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Market Pulse • Mar 26, 2020 | |
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio
Global Emerging Markets Team
High quality companies in emerging markets are likely to strengthen their dominance after recovery from the COVID-19 crisis gets underway, says Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team.
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Market Pulse • Mar 25, 2020 | |
High Yield Outlook: Current Risks and Opportunities
Global Fixed Income Team
Historically, high yield has proven itself to be resilient. It is our view that active managers have the potential to outperform, avoid problematic sectors, and minimize default losses.
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Market Pulse • Mar 24, 2020 • 7:30 Min | |
Credit Check with Richard Ford
Global Fixed Income Team
Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.
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Market Pulse • Mar 23, 2020 | |
Liquidity vs. Solvency = Fed vs. Fiscal Stimulus
Jim Caron
The Fed is taking unprecedented action to help prevent a liquidity crisis from turning into a solvency crisis. Jim Caron explores what's been done so far.
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Market Pulse • Mar 23, 2020 | |
Coronavirus Update: The Outlook for Global Credit
Richard Ford
Richard Ford, Head of Credit with the Global Fixed Income Team, discusses the potential impact of the coronavirus on global credit markets.
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Market Pulse • Mar 23, 2020 • 7:56 Min | |
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: Encouraging Signs Emerging From Fed & Fiscal Responses
Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.
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Market Alert • Mar 18, 2020 • 3:29 Min | |
Flattening the Curve is Flattening the Market. At Least for Now.
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Mar 17, 2020 | |
High Yield Update: Uncertainty Likely To Continue
Global Fixed Income Team
The coronavirus spread has continued to play out as many predicted but the market has clearly been disappointed in the policy responses received to date.
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Market Pulse • Mar 15, 2020 | |
Global Fiscal Stimulus Scorecard: The Cavalry is Coming, but Slowly & Arguing About Which Horse to Ride.
Global Fixed Income Team
Monetary policy has been exhausted. Now, we turn toward fiscal stimulus and market support policies. According to Jim Caron, the cavalry is coming, but slowly and arguing which horse to ride.
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Market Pulse • Mar 13, 2020 | |
European Central Bank: Looking for Silver Linings in Disappointment
Anton Heese
The initial market response to the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting on March 12th was disappointment – equity prices fell while Bund yields rose, depsite the ECB actually delivered nearly everything analysts had been expecting from it.
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Market Pulse • Mar 11, 2020 | |
Energy Market Turmoil: What's Next?
Global Fixed Income Team
After what was supposed to be a coordinated supply cut by OPEC+ to balance markets and keep oil prices high, Saudi Arabia and Russia instigated an oil price war.
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Market Alert • Mar 10, 2020 • 7:01 Min | |
How Much More Pain Is There?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Tales From the Emerging World • Mar 10, 2020 | |
Our Coronavirus Worries Are a Bit Different
Ruchir Sharma
Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, offers his perspective on the burgeoning coronavirus epidemic and its potential impact on the markets.
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Market Pulse • Mar 03, 2020 | |
Emergency Fed Cut: Not a Vaccine, but a Treatment for Symptoms
Jim Caron
On March 3, the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points (bps) to between 1-1.25%. What should fixed income investors make of this move?
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Market Pulse • Mar 03, 2020 | |
Emergency Fed Cut: Not a Vaccine, but a Treatment for Symptoms
Jim Caron
On March 3, the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points (bps) to between 1-1.25%. What should fixed income investors make of this move?
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Market Alert • Mar 02, 2020 • 4:26 Min | |
Is the Recession Scare Fully Priced In?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Mar 02, 2020 | |
Update on Coronavirus and the Markets
Global Fixed Income Team
By now it’s clear the Coronavirus will have at least a short-term impact on the global economy. The question is, how do fixed income investors move forward?
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Feb 29, 2020 | |
It’s All About the Virus
Global Fixed Income Team
It’s now clear the coronavirus pandemic will have a meaningful impact on the global economy. As long as the virus’s impact remains disruptive rather than destructive, we should be fine, eventually.
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Market Alert • Feb 26, 2020 • 4:40 Min | |
Another Recession Scare?
Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Market Pulse • Feb 25, 2020 | |
How to Read the Drop in U.S. Treasury Yields
Jim Caron
The U.S. 10 Year has reached historic lows. Jim Caron explores what that could say about the state of the U.S. economy.
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Market Pulse • Feb 12, 2020 | |
The Coronavirus and Its Impact on the Global Market
Jim Caron
What will be the long-term impact of the Coronavirus on the global economy? Jim Caron thinks it all depends on the shape of the eventual recovery.
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Market Pulse • Jan 12, 2020 | |
If the economy is so darn good, why are yields so darn low?
Jim Caron
Data is getting better, but bond yields are not following. What's going on here? Jim Caron explains.
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