We are sending you the Q2 Global Investment Strategy Outlook, which discusses the ten predictions we expect to drive global financial markets throughout the rest of the year.

Fed dovishness is weakening the U.S. dollar. As the ECB and BoJ move to the sidelines and the Fed remains reluctant to hike rates, the euro and Japanese yen should continue to recover versus the greenback.

Several tail risks appear less ominous compared to last month. Nonetheless, the earnings outlook has not improved and the FOMC will turn more hawkish ahead of the June meeting. Stay defensively positioned.

Risk assets are stuck in a range driven by the Fed feedback loop. But the current rally may continue for another quarter or two.

The RMB has moderated considerably since mid-last year, which should lead to improved capacity utilization and easing PPI deflation. There is a strengthening case for an upswing in China's profit cycle, driven by falling interest…

The rally in risk assets could persist. Dollar and oil moves are not yet exhausted. But valuations and poor earnings quality warrant a cautious approach.

The Fed's recent dovishness represents an acknowledgement of the feedback loop between Fed policy and financial conditions. Expect Fed hawkishness to ramp back up prior to the next rate hike, likely in June.

The Fed's recent dovishness represents an acknowledgement of the feedback loop between Fed policy and financial conditions. Expect Fed hawkishness to ramp back up prior to the next rate hike, likely in June.

A dovish Fed bought the bounce a bit more time, but there is little incentive to add portfolio risk. Buy consumer finance, especially vs. banks, and expect communications equipment outperformance.

While the FOMC was more dovish than expected, rising inflation may cause the Fed to escalate hawkish rhetoric. The bounce in oil should help high-beta stocks. Underweight U.S. equities versus Europe, Japan and H-shares. We estimate U…