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In this week's Market Watch, Shamik Dhar gives a taster of things to come over the next few weeks, exploring the potential of a soft landing and his views on the outcome for interest rates.
In this week's Market Watch, Shamik Dhar gives a taster of things to come over the next few weeks, exploring the potential of a soft landing and his views on the outcome for interest rates.
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has thrust the banking sector back into the headlines. Fifteen years on from the GFC, the industry is once again attracting the scrutiny of nervous regulators and investors. “Plus ça change” one might be tempted to say.
As this economic cycle ends, we shouldn’t expect to see the patterns of the past decade repeated. A new regime in policy and market behaviour is unfolding which investors need to understand if they are to find the best opportunities and safeguard their portfolios.
Equity markets lost steam in August as central banks re-emphasised their commitment to tackling inflation, despite the risks to growth. Meanwhile, energy supply constraints have worsened in Europe following the loss of key Russian gas supplies. Gas prices have cooled in September, but remain stubbornly high. With the winter months fast approaching, can governments, businesses and consumers avoid the worst outcomes? Investment Specialist, Kirsty Clark reviews recent market performance and comments on the deepening energy supply crisis in Europe.
Inflation has reached its highest level in over 40 years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up global energy and food prices. Ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks and rising labour costs are also boosting inflation. The question for investors is – which strategies might fare best if inflation persists?
Fears that the global transition to a low-carbon economy will drive inflation over the long term are overblown, with the tightening of monetary policy set to have far greater implications for portfolios.
The past month saw a rapid shift in markets from worrying about inflation to worrying about growth. How should investors balance the risks?
While the precious metal appears expensive on valuation grounds, heightened risk aversion has led to additional demand from central banks.
In the final part of LGIM’s series on the asset allocation response to inflation, we look at equities. The traditional view is that equities exhibit real-asset-type qualities and are thus a relatively good place to be in a period of rising inflation. While we agree with that general statement, the relationship is a bit more complicated in the details.
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