This week we look at what has been driving markets and the precarious position that countries with low growth now find themselves in. Coronavirus will take a bigger bite out of global growth than is priced. Implied volatility is still cheap across asset classes.
BY ERIC FILL
SAM Weekly Update – Markets have only had eyes for growth and the avoidance of negative yields. Volatility to follow.
It has been another strong year for C8 Technologies, as we continue to expand and spread the direct indexing message worldwide. We could not have done it without you all, our clients, partners and friends. We are very grateful for all your support in sharing our journey and achievements. Thank you! May we wish you the season's greetings and best wishes for 2023. For our final issue of the year, we highlight the recent recovery in interest rate and bond markets, and in 'long-only' allocation strategies, both of which were hit hard in the first three quarters of 2022.
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C8 Weekly Bulletin: The asset class ‘du jour’ – corporate bonds!
BY JON WEBB
The latest Financial Times opinion piece 'The Long View' flags investor interest in an exciting new asset class – not crypto, not AI-driven stocks… but newly higher-yielding corporate bonds! January data on ETF inflows certainly underlined the revived US investor appetite for fixed income with overall inflows running slightly of those into equities. Amid this constructive backdrop, USD and EUR corporate bond markets begin 2023 on a robust note.
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C8 Weekly Bulletin: Don’t Fight the Fed, Don’t Believe Them Either
BY JON WEBB
After last week's Bulletin, featuring an excerpt from Boutique CIO's strategy piece, we had a number of requests to see the whole document. So we are sending it out in this week's Bulletin. It is a great overview of the current US investment environment.
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