RODM News and Press, Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets From 01/11/24

2024-01-11 03:41:00 ET Summary Economic growth is now cooling as global monetary tightening gradually takes its toll. Most central bankers have now adopted a more dovish stance, and rate cuts are likely in 2024. Rate cuts failing to materialize may drive extended U.S. Treasury...

2024-01-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The basic materials sector continued to record the sharpest downturn in goods trade according to more detailed sub-sector data. Measured across both goods and services, trade deteriorated across all the top 10 economies with the exception of India. ...

2023-12-28 03:01:00 ET Summary International equity markets are ending the year participating in the rally in global risk assets. Global economic growth is likely to slow further in 2024, particularly in the first half, with the growth of most economies continuing to undershoot th...

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2023-12-19 10:45:00 ET Summary The US dollar appears to have peaked and leading economic indicators in the developed world appear to have stabilized. The job market is cooling at a market-friendly pace, easing fears of a wage-price spiral. Small-cap stocks have tended to outpe...

2023-12-15 03:30:00 ET Summary The inverted yield curve remains anomalous. The dollar’s weakness against emerging market currencies mostly reflected monetary policy differences. The bear case for high yield has been based on credit spreads. Structured credit valuati...

2023-12-06 08:45:00 ET Summary Geopolitical reordering: National interests will impact global relationships, trade, and investment, with the outcome of scheduled elections having major implications. Economic fault lines: Regional divergence in inflation rates and monetary policy m...

2023-12-05 02:00:00 ET Summary As we move into 2024, we expect the global economy to slow marginally, with a bumpy landing for major developed economies in the first half. We believe an increasing global risk appetite should favor equities, while the likelihood of falling rates co...

2023-11-06 14:05:00 ET Summary Developed market (DM) central banks have signaled high-for-longer policy rates. We stay selective in DM equities and prefer international stocks. U.S. stocks bounced 6% last week as 10-year Treasury yields plummeted on the Fed's pause and slowing wag...

2023-11-06 09:00:00 ET Summary The market decided last week that interest rates have peaked for this cycle. And if rates have peaked then all the assets that have been pressured over the last two years can finally come up for air. Whether the Fed’s rate hikes really caused ...