Viewpoints about Macroeconomics
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Vaccine for COVID-19: is the wait finally over?
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced encouraging interim data for their respective COVID-19 vaccine candidate; we examine the short- and long-term implications of the latest developments.
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Be prepared for 2021: year-end tax planning and economic outlook (podcast)
Our latest episode of the Private Wealth podcast features Manulife Investment Management’s Frances Donald, chief economist, who identifies themes that could influence the markets in the coming months, and John Natale, head of Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services, who shares his tax strategies in preparing for the new year.
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Global Macro Outlook: navigating a slowing recovery
In this edition of Global Macro Outlook, we outline the key macroeconomic themes that are likely to shape the financial markets during the stall-out phase of the recovery and highlight how it’s playing out in major economies around the world.
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How do the markets look for the remainder of the year?
Heightened market volatility is likely to remain throughout 2020 and into 2021. The ongoing challenge of the pandemic and its impact on the broader economy will continue to destabilize the recovery currently under way and have a disproportionate impact on market returns.
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A closer look at the 2020 elections
This November 3, America votes on the balance of power in our nation's capital. We examine what's at stake, the possible outcomes, and what could be in store for investors' portfolios.
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Global markets at a key inflection point: six working assumptions
As we enter the second phase of the recovery, growth momentum is likely to stall. We identify key themes that could shape global markets in the coming months.
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The next three stages for the global economy
Macro trends in geopolitics, central bank direct intervention, and the emotional highs and lows driven by the pharmaceutical industry collaborating intensely to find a cure for the COVID-19 virus will continue to whipsaw the market for some time to come.
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Markets diverge from the pandemic and economy
We expect markets to continue to be volatile in the months ahead as investors digest the impact of economies reopening, additional localized coronavirus outbreaks, and other major geopolitical factors.
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Global Macro Outlook—an uneven recovery begins
The worst of the economic impact arising from the pandemic seems to be over. Our macroeconomic strategy team examines the issues that could shape the recovery.
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Should the Fed engage in yield curve control?
Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve might soon implement yield curve control are rising. Is it the appropriate policy response at this juncture?
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