ROAM News and Press, Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets From 10/03/23

2023-10-03 04:59:00 ET Summary Global equity market weakness in the third quarter reflects the uncertain outlook. We address some of the big questions on investors’ minds. Technology stocks slipped after a strong first half. Energy was the best-performing sector in the quar...

2023-09-21 13:00:00 ET Summary 60/40 portfolio: Still valid? Finding the right balance for a portfolio. Opportunities in emerging markets. Are traditional portfolio structures still effective in the current investment landscape? Jitania Kandhari, Deputy CIO, Solution...

2023-09-20 23:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets offer dynamic growth opportunities for investors, from consumer goods to logistics to technology. Rapid technological changes have also opened up a diverse set of opportunities in emerging markets for investors. A significant par...

2023-09-19 21:20:00 ET Summary While some stocks may seem expensive, there are areas of opportunity that feature attractive valuations and growth catalysts. Risky assets - such as equities and high-yield credit - did not wait for the “all clear” sign from macro-land....

2023-09-18 13:10:00 ET Summary We see the new regime playing out and a high interest rate world, with stagnant activity and persistent inflation. We shift our tactical views to reflect this outlook. European stocks rose last week after the likely last European Central Bank rate hi...

2023-09-15 06:00:00 ET Summary The latest PMI data outlined renewed a contraction in developed markets while emerging markets growth, across both manufacturing and service sectors, slowed for a third month in a row. The rate of expansion for emerging markets remained marginally ab...

2023-09-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The opportunity set is wide and growing wider in emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. The BRICS summit in South Africa in August announced the expansion of the group to include potentially six new members in earl...

2023-09-07 03:25:00 ET Summary Global jobs growth remained muted in August, according to PMI survey data. Job gains were largely limited to the emerging markets, where jobs growth hit a 12-year-high. Employment growth has cooled especially sharply in the US and Europe in recent mo...

2023-08-12 05:30:00 ET Summary The slowdown in growth that had been more prominent in developed markets is now hitting emerging markets going into the second half of 2023. July's PMI data showed emerging markets expanding at the slowest pace in six months, supported chiefly by ser...

2023-08-08 04:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets are filled with opportunities for growth. EM equities started the second half of 2023 on a good note. All major equity benchmarks in the Latin American region also posted gains, with macroeconomic data taking centerstage in the r...