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Lord Abbett: Robust Economy Keeps Fed on Track for More Rate Hikes

October 19, 2018

We see three more rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve by June 2019. As widely expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the policy-making unit of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), raised the benchmark fed funds rate by a quarter-percentage point, to a range of 2%-2.75%, at its meeting on September 26, 2018. The […]

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Alliance Bernstein: Global Macro Outlook – October 2018

October 17, 2018

Key Forecast Trends Outlook Source: https://www.alliancebernstein.com/library/global-macro-outlook-october2018.htm

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended October 12th

October 16, 2018

  VIX volume Stock market volatility spiked the VIX to 28.84 on Thursday, its highest level since February. The VIX, which tracks investor expectations of short-term S&P 500 volatility, is generally known as the fear index.   Manic markets The Dow dropped more than 1,300 points in two days before rebounding Friday to close down […]

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Nuveen: 2018 Fourth Quarter Outlook

October 12, 2018

Click to read more   Source: https://documents.nuveen.com/Documents/Nuveen/Default.aspx?fileId=74192    

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Alliance Bernstein: How Low Can Emerging Markets Go?

October 11, 2018

Emerging-market (EM) stocks fell in the third quarter and continued to diverge sharply from developed-market equities. While it may be too soon to buy into the weakness, investors should watch for signs that could herald a quick rebound. US, European and Japanese stocks have all advanced this year. But the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has […]

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BlackRock: Fear Not A “Narrow” Stock Market

October 10, 2018

Key points Global equities’ nearly decade-long bull run is stoking anxiety about its ability to power on. One concern: narrow breadth — a fragile state when a small group of stocks is contributing the lion’s share of market returns, buoying the broader index. We see today’s strong equity performance, especially in the U.S., as broad-based […]

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J.P. Morgan: Global Asset Allocation Views 4Q 2018

October 9, 2018

Themes and implications from the Multi-Asset Solutions Strategy Summit In brief IF 2017 WAS MOSTLY ABOUT HOPES, 2018 HAS ARGUABLY BEEN DEFINED MORE BY FEARS. The surge in global growth that set the tone for markets in 2017 moderated early this year, exposing worrying weaknesses in some economies. Faith in U.S. economic strength spreading around […]

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Weed Ended October 5th

October 8, 2018

  Back to work The unemployment rate slipped to 3.7% last month, the lowest level since 1969, as the economy generated 134,000 new jobs, the smallest monthly increase in a year. However, estimates of the job gains recorded in July and August were revised sharply upward.   Yield pressure Concerns about inflation and the pace […]

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Nuveen: Despite A Slight Pullback In Stocks, We Remain Optimistic

October 5, 2018

Weekly top themes 1. The Federal Reserve delivered a mixed bag. As expected, the Federal Reserve raised rates 0.25% to a target range of 2.00% to 2.25%. However, the Fed’s removal of the word “accommodative” from its statement drew greater attention from investors, causing some to speculate that the Fed is nearing its neutral rate. […]

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Alliance Bernstein: The Fed’s on Auto-Pilot-For Now

October 4, 2018

  When it comes to the official US short-term interest rate, the Federal Reserve now appears to be on autopilot, with three more quarter-percentage-point increases likely by mid-2019. But after that, things should get more complicated. To nobody’s surprise, the Fed delivered its latest increase this week and telegraphed its plans to do likewise when […]

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