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Output growth reported in 18 out of 25 sectors in September, led by autos and parts markers. Tourism and recreation remain the hardest hit. Rising equipment and machinery spending hints at revival in global business investment spending. For further details see: PMI Surve...

Higher quality at a lower price is not a combination that can usually be found anywhere. Investors in US equities face a dichotomy when it comes to market cap asset classes. While US investors recognize the potential growth and diversification benefits US SMIDs offer - with 13.3% ...

The global economy is experiencing its deepest recession since 1946. We project that world real GDP will decline by 4.8% in 2020, a far worse outcome than the 1.7% contraction in 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis. As countries remove restrictions on activities, the...

Global PMI signals further growth of manufacturing and services output but rate of expansion eases. Employment returns to growth amid rising orders. Outlook dampened by COVID-19 worries. For further details see: Global PMI Signals Strong End To Third Quarter As New Order...

During the third quarter, global equities rose by 6.7% in local currency terms, with most markets in positive territory. There are good reasons why ultralow interest rates and spending stimulus should continue to support stocks, in our view. For investors who haven't held large po...

Being the first to be hit by the pandemic and the first to emerge following a relatively successful curbing of the outbreak, China is the only major economy likely to be able to register a positive growth rate for the current year (+2%). Apart from the trend seen in the Chinese econom...

Global equities look overall fragile as we are entering the winter period. Chances of a second lockdown are gradually increasing, which would lead to a complete disaster for economic fundamentals. China credit impulse and excess liquidity have been rising in the past two years, wh...

Let's assess where the economy is today. When the pandemic hit, global economic activity was put on pause, and the initial shock was sudden and very deep. But now that we're a few months in, we asked Elga Bartsch, Head of Macro Research for the BlackRock Investment Institute, for ...

The global market is in the early recovery phase of the business cycle following the COVID-19 recession. This implies an extended period of low-inflation, low-interest-rate growth - an environment that usually favors equities over bonds. But after such a rapid rebound, an equity market pu...

The weak trend in global trade and growth will not be enough to support risky assets such as equities in the coming months. The recent 10%+ consolidation in equities clearly shows how vulnerable is the market currently 'without' central banks and governments' help. Leading indicat...