Timely and concise insights on markets and the economy to provide you with an information advantage and support investment decision-making.
This month’s highlights:
- Slide 5: A globally diversified strategy produced a cumulative gain of more than 100%—with well controlled risk—over the last 10 years.
- Slide 14: Advancing corporate profits are the cornerstone for an improving investment climate—and U.S. corporate earnings growth is near historic highs.
- Slide 38: China’s soaring state investments, property bubble and declining exports could trigger a hard landing.
- Slide 39: Personal consumption and income are at all-time highs, and retail sales are well beyond 2007 levels after a successful holiday season.
- Slide 42: U.S. ISM Manufacturing has expanded for 29 consecutive months while global manufacturing also continues to grow.
- Slide 54: The performance of gold and copper over the past decade demonstrates the real risk of a potential collapse in commodities prices.
