Markets in Focus: Who Let the Bears Out?
Markets in Focus: Who Let the Bears Out?
Investors faced a challenging market environment in both equities and fixed income in the second quarter of 2022, including rising rates, slower growth, the start of quantitative tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine added to inflation woes.
Mark Carver, Hitendra Varsani and George Bonne take a closer look at real assets, defensive sectors and factor indexes as investors navigate what might be a prolonged period of volatility and uncertainty. They also talk about the new equity factor models that enable clients to better understand the drivers of their portfolio risk and return and adapt to changing market dynamics.
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Markets in Focus: Who Let the Bears Out?
Who Let the Bears Out?
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