AWP News and Press, Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund of Beneficial Interest From 05/15/23

2023-05-15 22:13:00 ET Summary How high interest rates are impacting the alt space. Commercial real estate remains a significant unknown risk. Why infrastructure continues to provide investment opportunities. Aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve ...

2023-05-14 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets finished lower for a second-straight week as data showing an encouraging cooldown of inflationary pressures was offset by ongoing regional bank instability and an unresolved debt ceiling standoff. Declining for a second week after...

2023-05-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The stocks were fairly stable on Monday but started to sell off on Tuesday on rumors about the health of other west coast banks. One of the big macro fears coming out of the banking crisis is the effect on commercial real estate. It is hard to sa...

2023-05-08 11:50:00 ET Summary Financial cracks from rate hikes have led to jitters over commercial real estate. Yet, granularity is key. We see opportunities in some U.S. industrial properties. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause may follow last week’s rate hike. Yet, job...

2023-05-07 04:56:00 ET Summary Higher central bank policy rates have increased the cost of capital for corporations and other issuers of debt. Issuers of bank loans, the very large majority of whom are below-investment grade rated companies, are now facing all-in interest expenses...

2023-05-04 04:36:12 ET Summary Today's 25 basis point rate hike was largely anticipated. Jay Powell's post-decision press conference was relatively dovish. The sell-off in stocks and the drop in rates that took place after the Fed's decision reflect fears about bank profitabil...

2023-05-03 07:35:00 ET Summary The U.S. Dollar is getting weaker. Interest rates are peaking. I am buying international closed-end funds for high income and potential for capital gains. Co-authored with Beyond Saving. You have likely seen stories in the news ...

2023-04-25 10:00:00 ET Summary Real estate earnings season kicks into gear this week, and over the next month, we'll hear results from 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies. This report discusses the major high-level themes and metrics we'll...

2023-04-25 02:45:00 ET Summary Is the real estate market on the verge of another major downturn? The answer is it’s different. In the United States, commercial real estate vacancy rates have increased from 12.5% at the beginning of 2019 to over 20% in the second quarter of ...

2023-04-19 06:10:01 ET Summary The next recession was supposed to be different for commercial real estate (“CRE”) – less painful, less focused on CRE. But recent events are challenging that view. The problem this time is not operating fundamentals, which remai...