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A discussion of today’s FOMC meeting and its investment implications.
Special Report In this update to the two Special Reports on FX hedging of global equity portfolios with nine different home currencies, published in 2017, we show that BCA’s proprietary dynamic FX hedging strategies have consistently added value to global equity portfolios. We value quant models as an important input in our decision-making process, but we do not suggest any investor to slavishly follow them, because models cannot capture all the important fundamental changes, as demonstrated in the details of this report.
Top-down measures of nonfinancial corporate sector balance sheet health have been flattered in recent quarters by inaccurate data on interest expense. After correcting for the inaccurate data, we see that our best measures of corporate balance sheet health show a persistent steady deterioration.
Special Report In this report, we highlight why there are upside risks to Brent crude oil and copper prices going into 2024, with the production side expected to drive deficits in these markets. To take advantage of a potential rally, we suggest basket plays for hedging this outcome.
The implications of this morning’s CPI report for Fed policy, Treasuries and TIPS.
In this report, we review our European fixed income strategy recommendations ahead of tomorrow’s critical ECB meeting
Our Portfolio Allocation Summary for September 2023.
In this week’s report, we assess the key reasons why the dollar has risen, and if that is set to continue.
The CCP’s fiscal measures and property-market support are important steps to deal with China’s liquidity trap. The fiscal measures are the first such direct aid to households and small firms seen since 2020, which included tax relief and waived social security contributions, according to the IMF. The size of the programs has not been disclosed. If they are successful, global commodity demand will get a boost at the margin, particularly oil and base metals. We remain long equity ETFs to retain exposure to energy and metal producers and refiners, and long the COMT ETF for direct commodity exposure.
US bond investment takeaways from this week’s PCE and employment releases.