Viewpoints about Volatility
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How should investors approach the upcoming U.S. election?
Uncertainty typically spikes in the lead-up to the U.S. election. Our Global Chief Economist Frances Donald identifies key themes that investors should be monitoring.
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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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Canadian commercial real estate: quarterly outlook
Our Canadian commercial real estate outlook reveals the latest developments across office, industrial, retail, and multifamily property markets. Learn more.
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ESG portfolio resilience to social dislocations
Are sustainable approaches better equipped to handle systemic social risks? We discuss the material social factors we've observed during the pandemic and how sustainable strategies have attracted attention for their risk management and performance.
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Financial markets and the U.S. election
The U.S. election may be months away, but from a policy perspective—particularly on the economics front—COVID-19 might have already shaped key aspects of the next presidency.
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Real assets can offer an income alternative to low bond yields
Low bond yields got you down? Learn more about the pivotal role private real assets can play in creating a robust investment income stream that’s built to last.
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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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