Labor Market
The post-COVID recovery has been one of excesses. Government deficits have ballooned, tight labor markets have led to a windfall of consumer spending, and equity valuations have soared on the back of lofty growth expectations. But these excesses will no longer be sustainable in 2025. Our theme for next year is Thin Is Back In. Government budgets, economic growth, and equity valuations will be leaner than investors expect. We discuss this the reasoning behind this macro view and the asset allocation implications that follow from it.
Our 2025 Outlook was just published. We revisit this year’s calls and discuss what we think is ahead for the global economy and markets for the next 12 months and beyond. The recent US election has significantly shifted our economic and market outlook. A…
Our US Investment Strategy team analyzed recent US consumer trends through the lens of major retailers’ earnings calls, which highlighted increasingly prudent spending. Consumer caution is apparent in these earnings calls as pandemic-era savings fade, and…
UK inflation was hotter than expected in October, rising to 0.6% m/m from being flat in September. Core inflation also ticked up, printing at 3.3% y/y vs. 3.2% a month prior. Services inflation remains elevated at 5.0% y/y. We do not expect…
Canadian inflation was slightly hotter than expected in October, re-accelerating to 2.0% y/y from 1.6% in September. The BoC’s favored core measures, median and trim, re-accelerated to 2.5% and 2.6% respectively, and CPI-common rebounded to 2.2%. CPI…
Amidst all the post-election noise, our US Investment Strategy colleagues took a step back and assessed where the US labor market stands. Despite the strong post-election equity rally, they maintain their recession outlook. Rising confidence could boost…
トランプの圧勝は規制緩和と貿易関税の引き上げを確実にする民意の支持をもたらす。財政赤字の拡大や移民改革も見込まれ、共和党は下院でかろうじて僅差を確保するかもしれない。外交はより一方的になり、当初は米国資産が上回るだろう。
選挙後の勢いから、週内にディフェンシブ・ポジショニングがストップアウトされる可能性があると考えていますが、それでも我々は景気後退の見通しを維持しています。最終的にストップアウトされた場合は、選挙熱が収束した後にリスク資産に対して逆張りを仕掛けるための、より好機なエントリーポイントを探します。
新たな貿易戦争の見通しは、トランプの政策の他の親企業的な側面の効果をそれ以上に相殺します。選挙に向けて労働市場がすでに弱まっていることから、当社は今後12か月の米国景気後退確率を65%から75%に引き上げます。