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Q4 2023
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Investment Trends in Focus Quarterly Roundtable
Our quarterly roundtable examines markets, and market-moving events to help institutional investors as they determine the best way forward; across asset classes and parsing out differences between developed and emerging markets.
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Macro Scenarios in Focus
Macro Scenarios in Focus
Markets in Focus
Fixed Income in Focus
ESG and Climate in Focus

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How could higher global rates for longer than expected affect a global portfolio of equities, bonds and real estate? In our new quarterly series, Macro Scenarios In Focus, we consider four potential paths for the global economy and conduct a portfolio stress test.

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Narrow Yield Spread and High Crowding Pressure Equities
Eclipsing equity and bond yields and high crowding may be signs of a vulnerable equity market. We compare equity/bond yield spreads in the major regional markets along with crowding in sectors and regions.
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On Demand: Markets in Focus: Narrow Yield Spread and High Crowding Pressure Equities Watch Now

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Fixed Income Markets in Focus: Weighing Bonds in a Tense Market Environment
Hear Andy Sparks, managing director and head of portfolio-management research at MSCI, discuss recent trends in fixed-income markets, including inflation and rate hikes, the impact of an escalating conflict in the Middle East and how to evaluate bonds vs equities in the context of recent events.

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ESG and Climate in Focus: Balancing Climate and Financial Goals in Fixed Income
In a time of volatile fixed-income markets, how well did the MSCI Investment Grade Corporate Bond Indexes perform in terms of meeting their climate objectives?
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On Demand: ESG & Climate Indexes in Focus Watch now
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