Market Insights

Are central banks too optimistic about growth?

A below-consensus outlook for U.S. and Canadian growth and inflation means central banks can wait to raise rates. But they aren’t

June 22, 2017

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Expect smaller gains, bigger yields for remainder of 2017

Investing in international markets proves a winning strategy so far this year

By Staff |June 21, 2017

3 min read

Industry

Find value in emerging market debt

Look for value opportunities in emerging markets, with a focus on debt in local currencies

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |June 20, 2017

4 min read

Industry

Argentina to offer 100-year bonds

If you’re a bond investor looking for yield further out the curve, how does investing in a 100-year bond in an emerging market sound? Argentina plans to offer just such a bond, reveals Bloomberg, reporting that the country joins Mexico, Ireland and the U.K. in selling debt that matures after more than a century. Ultra-long-term […]

By Staff |June 19, 2017

1 min read

What hard data say for the equities outlook

Soft data like consumer confidence and business and manufacturing sentiment are helping push up stock indexes to record highs. But what about the hard economic data that indicate industrial production, utility output and commodity prices? Hard and soft data are diverging, says Tom Forester, chief investment officer of Forester Capital Management in Chicago, so beware […]

By Staff |June 8, 2017

1 min read

Market Insights

Are central banks too optimistic about growth?

Expect smaller gains, bigger yields for remainder of 2017

Find value in emerging market debt

Argentina to offer 100-year bonds

Amazon buying Whole Foods in US$13.7-billion deal

Waiting game for central banks—even the Fed

Late cyclicals and the loonie: what’s next?

The upside of U.K. prime minister’s failed election bet

What hard data say for the equities outlook

Trim positions to focus on opportunities