By Joseph V. Amato, President and Chief Investment Officer - Equities
Slowing growth, low yields and geopolitical maneuvers are making for quite a spectacle.
I spent a week in Japan recently, and although sumo contests weren't part of my itinerary, I did have a chance to watch and reflect as global markets wrestled with unfriendly forces and the investment crowd grew restless.
The news has been bleak in many respects. There's growing consensus that a U.S.-China trade deal, after seeming within grasp just a few weeks ago, will be postponed until year's end or