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Fed delivers rate cut, but hawkish 2025 guidance sends yields up

Fixed Income Analyst Caroline Casavant examines the outcome of the December 18 Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the implications for rates, inflation, and real growth.

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Accelerating the future of active management

CEO Jean Hynes explains how Wellington is building for the future of active management by investing in our capabilities and aligning our organization and talent with clients’ shifting needs.

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Concentrated markets: Implications for active management, manager research, and multi-manager capital allocation

Members of our Fundamental Factor Team share research insights on the portfolio impact of benchmark concentration and highlight tools that may help, including extension strategies, passive-share analysis, and index-completion approaches.

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Going their separate ways: Capitalizing on bond divergence

Our fixed income experts discuss how to position portfolios for a world of uncertainty and divergence, exploring key themes and evolving bond opportunities for 2025.

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — November issue

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read the November issue of "Bonds in Brief" for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within bond markets.

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Securitized credit: Opportunity amid tight corporate spreads?

Portfolio Managers Rob Burn and Cory Perry discuss why they believe securitized credit has an attractive role to play in today’s tight-spread environment and highlight potential areas of opportunity in 2025.

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Time to get active? 5 equity investment ideas for 2025

As we head into 2025, growth seems poised to accelerate, especially in the US. Equity Strategist Andrew Heiskell and Macro Strategist Nicolas Wylenzek see five themes that may create opportunity across global equity markets.

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Trump 2.0: Time to curb your enthusiasm? 

How does an allocator navigate markets when so much about the policy landscape is unknown? Our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offers their views on the new political realities in the US and their global implications, including for equities, bonds, and commodities.

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Multi-Asset Investment Outlook

To help think through the asset allocation outlook and implications for this year, we offer views from iStrat, our investment strategy and solutions group.

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The credit cycle has been extended — but what’s next?

Credit experts Derek Hynes, Joe Ramos and Will Prentis discuss why they believe the current credit cycle still has legs and explore likely implications for credit portfolios in 2025.

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Private credit outlook for 2025: 5 key trends

Our private credit experts, Emily Bannister and Sonali Wilson, highlight five critical trends for 2025: the convergence of public and private markets, AI's impact on private credit, the evolving role of banks in lending markets, the impact of higher interest rates, and the importance of financial covenants.

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Venture capital outlook for 2025: 5 key trends

Our venture capital experts are encouraged by the healthier environment for venture capital in 2025. In this year's outlook, they explore key themes for the year ahead, including: higher deployment, AI, rebounding IPOs, and impacts of the 2024 election.

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Is your portfolio keeping pace with the changed outlook?

It's been an uncertain few years for investors, but looking ahead, we believe investors can expect a resilient economy, a solid outlook for growth and a positive environment for risk assets. What does a changed outlook mean for investors?

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The year of uncertainty: 5 macro themes to watch in 2025

Macro Strategists John Butler and Eoin O’Callaghan outline five macro themes for investors to watch in 2025 in a year they see defined by exceptional uncertainty and an extraordinary macroeconomic backdrop.

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Navigating uncertain policy shifts

Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan explains why investors should prepare for heightened volatility in 2025, due to significant policy changes under President-elect Trump that will impact inflation, trade, and economic growth.

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Listening to voters’ economic concerns should mean less fiscal spending

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana explains the likely economic and market impacts of Trump administration policies, including potential winners and losers from drastic fiscal spending cuts.

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Fed stays its course while acknowledging brewing winds of change

Our expert examines the underlying data which drove the Fed to stay its rate-cutting course.

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — October issue

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read the October issue of "Bonds in Brief" for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within fixed income.

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It’s different this time: Trump faces challenging geopolitical dynamics

Our expert explores how Trump may approach the heightened geopolitical challenges his second administration faces.

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Trump win likely to accelerate macro trends already in motion

The US election results could have significant implications for the global economy and markets. To help you understand these changes, US Macro Strategist Mike Medeiros provides a thorough analysis and discusses the potential market impacts.

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What do the US election results mean for investors?

The US election results could have significant implications for the global economy and capital markets. Our panel of experts provides a thorough analysis of what happened and explores potential market impacts.

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Pre-election ideas for investors: Lean into what you know (not what you don’t)

Our expert offers investable ideas based on known macro and market conditions, rather than speculation.

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What is “the economic cycle,” anyway?

See why the relationship between asset prices and the economic cycle is more complex than you might think, why a US recession is unlikely, and what a more dovish Fed could mean for the US and global markets.

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — September issue

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read September's issue of "Bonds in Brief" for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within bond markets.

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Securitized credit: Normalizing, decelerating, or falling off a cliff?

Our experts offer their views on the current conditions and outlook for the securitized credit market.

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Can central bank independence survive?

Can central bank independence survive? Macro Strategist John Butler discusses the challenges faced by central banks in an increasingly fraught political environment and how investors should adjust.

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Sahm rules are meant to be broken

Fed easing is finally here and fundamentals remain favorable. But what about that election? Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer their outlook, including their latest views on equities, bonds, and commodities.

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What’s next after Iran’s missile attack on Israel?

Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha shares his analysis of the latest escalation in the Middle East conflict, including his thoughts on a wider regional war and the market implications.

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Rate relief: Fed cuts half point, but says “economy is strong” 

Our expert explains the Fed's bold rate cut and some key takeaways for investors.

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The real issue on rate cuts? Keep your eyes on the dot (plot)

Keep your eyes on the Fed's 2025 dot plot. The real story is where policy rates are headed, not just the next rate cut.

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — August issue

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read the August issue of "Bonds in brief" for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within bond markets.

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Picture this: Our forecast in 7 charts

What should investors expect for the remainder of 2024? View a visual summary of our Investment Outlook in seven compelling charts.

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What the yen carry trade unwind could mean for markets and the Fed

Brij Khurana explains why market participants are likely underestimating how foreign ownership of US assets could constrain the pace and magnitude of the Fed’s cutting cycle.

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Capital securities: Why these hybrid investments may offer a compelling risk/reward profile

Members of our Fixed Income team explain why capital securities, a hybrid asset class that shares characteristics of bonds and stocks, may offer attractive diversification, income, and return potential.

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Harris vs Trump: The foreign policy and investment implications

Our expert examines expected Harris and Trump foreign policies and their potential impact on the investment landscape.

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — July issue

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read July's issue of Bonds in Brief for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within bond markets. 

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Walking a mile in Fed Chair Powell’s shoes

A slow roll on rate cuts by the Fed could frustrate markets and lead to more volatility ahead of the September FOMC meeting. See our take on what to expect for the next few weeks.

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Massive market sell-off: Justified or an overreaction?

What's behind the global market meltdown, and what should investors consider doing?  Global Investment and Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson shares her views.

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Still waiting…Fed wants more data before cutting policy rates

Our expert dives into Fed policy following the July FMOC meeting.

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Does the US election even matter? Thoughts on politics, Fed policy, and portfolios

What's next for interest rates and what impact will the US election have? Head of Multi-Asset Strategy Adam Berger and Macro Strategist Mike Medeiros share their outlook and discuss the asset allocation implications.

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Thematic investing focus: how exactly will AI transform the world?

We are on the brink of a technological revolution that has major implications for all sectors, companies, labour, and regulators. How can a thematic lens help investors separate hype from reality?

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Bonds in Brief: Making Sense of the Macro — June issue 

What's driving global bond markets and what are the investment implications? Read June's issue of Bonds in Brief for Wellington Investment Director Marco Giordano's monthly assessment of risks and opportunities within bond markets.

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Ok, Boomer: How US generational wealth distribution could upend the economy and markets

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana discusses the implications of US Baby Boomers' wealth concentration in the event of a market decline.

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All-time highs and CPIs: What comes next?

Global fundamentals have kept markets content so far this year, but will politics sour the mood? Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer their views on the second half of 2024, including on equities, bonds, and commodities.

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