How far does the Fed’s influence extend?
Considerable airtime, ink and pixels have been devoted to when the Federal Reserve (Fed) will resume its easing cycle. Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole has certainly put the September meeting in play. But while Fed policy definitely impacts interest rates in the 0-2-year space, the influence out the US Treasury yield curve varies […]
Future looks brighter for Germany
Germany’s economy has long been stagnant. With real GDP up just 0.3% since the fourth quarter of 2019 (versus a 12.0% gain in the US), it was beginning to look again like the ‘sick man of Europe,’ a label it acquired in the late 1990s. The country has been buffeted since Covid by multiple shocks: […]
A tech transformation for China?
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US inflation hits 2.7%
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What sets quant apart from traditional investors?
Video transcript Actively managed investment funds bring the expertise of professional portfolio management to the masses. So, how do the stock pickers of equity funds decide where to invest their clients’ money? Well, it depends on the fund, but many of the approaches fall into two categories: traditional human-led bottom-up investing and the wide spectrum […]
South Korean stocks soar on governance reform hopes
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Can the S&P 500 maintain its rebound?
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The Hang Seng surge
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A quantitative edge in uncertain markets
Video transcript One of the advantages to a quantitative approach to investing in equity markets is the ability to adapt quickly to new information. Markets have been volatile recently in light of proposed tariffs and other regulations coming through the new administration. One of the most interesting things that we have been doing in our […]
The flight from the dollar
A “perfect storm” of sorts is occurring in global financial markets this year: the dollar is weakening, US Treasury yields are elevated and US equities are hovering near all-time highs. With this in mind, investors might ask themselves: will global asset managers continue to rebalance their portfolios and diminish their strong US tilts—and will capital […]
