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Weekly Macro Update: Don’t Just Follow The Ball
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Careful investors know to look where no one else is looking. This week is no exception.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioural Advisor: Does the Election Matter?
The presidential election has generated especially strong emotions this go-around. Both sides fear the other candidate will win and many believe that as a result the economy will go into a death spiral. This fear is driving many investors out of the market, waiting on the sidelines for the outcome. A look at past elections and market returns suggests they’ll be missing out.
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Weekly Macro Update: Choosing Trump or Biden
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Investors will benefit from supportive policy under either outcome, but the impact on specific industries is much harder to predict.
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Weekly Macro Update: The Pandemic Productivity Shock
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Lockdowns will trigger cost cutting and speed technological innovation, but brace for the political tremors.
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Weekly Macro Update: How to Repair America’s Brand
A country that seems so divided—even discounting for a heated election and a pandemic—starts to raise questions for global investors.
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Weekly Macro Update: The Biggest Threat to the Global Recovery Lies Beneath This Dome
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Rising acrimony at the U.S. Capital around the Supreme Court vacancy puts stimulus at risk and hurts long-term growth prospects.
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Weekly Macro Update: Investors Beware! Trump & Biden Agree On Something!
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China’s rapid post-pandemic recovery looks tempting, but relations with the U.S. will get worse regardless of who wins the White House.
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Weekly Macro Update: It’s Not the Beginning of the End; It’s the End of the Beginning
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As investors look past the pandemic, the weak cycle coming into view means the best returns depend on identifying secular change.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Behavioral Advisor: Your Investments are Non-Partisan
With the election year fury reaching its apex, it is easy to believe that political outcomes in November will have a significant impact on your investments.
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Weekly Macro Update: The Pandemic’s Unexpected Upside
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Hurricane Laura and Typhoon Bavi left heartbreaking trails of destruction last week, triggering fresh headlines around the connection between severe weather and climate change—and fresh debate about the right climate policy in the midst of a pandemic.
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Barings Investment Institute Webinar - What Can Korea Teach the World about the Path to Recovery?
As an export powerhouse, Korea’s trade volumes remain an important leading indicator of global demand. Korean authorities have also been successful in containing the early outburst of the coronavirus.
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Weekly Macro Update: Keep Your Eye on the Loser
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In this brief lull between America's two main presidential conventions, the country’s political tectonic plates are shifting even in these freeze-dried, online versions without falling balloons, cheering crowds and silly hats.