PPT News and Press, Putnam Premier Income Trust From 08/09/21

IHS Markit's PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery continuing into July, but the rate of expansion lost momentum for a second month running. The global economy continued to expand at a solid rate in July, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS...

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The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...

Each stock traditionally has a hierarchy of factors: sector/industry classification, geographic classification, and residual exposures. These are known as style factors. As 2021 has progressed, the market has been much more rotational. Growth, value, beta, and momentum factors have al...

The major equity indices had their worst week since early January - mostly on inflation concerns and a hawkish FOMC that signaled an increase in rates may come sooner than expected. On Friday, stocks took another leg lower after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said that he expec...

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...

Although global manufacturing output growth ran at one of the fastest rates seen for over a decade in June, capacity constraints continued to develop, reflecting a lack of labour and a record worsening of supplier delivery times. The shortfall of payroll numbers to new orders was espe...

As the first half of 2021 comes to an end, the global economy is recovering strongly from its sharp decline last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional economic growth differences during the first half reflect differences in the spread of the pandemic and policy responses to i...

MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...