Market Outlook Update

Current Trends, Key Indicators, and Future Projections


Market Outlook Update

The Market Outlook Update provides a comprehensive analysis of current market trends, economic indicators, and forecasts that shape investment decisions. This update aims to equip investors and stakeholders with insights into:

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Investment Management

Private credit, which can offer floating interest rates that increase in tandem with benchmark rates, has seen significant growth in recent years.

Demand for private credit—which refers to lending to companies by institutions other than banks—has grown significantly in recent years. Unlike most bank loans, private credit solutions can be tailored to meet borrowers’ needs in terms of size, type or timing of transactions.

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Research

2024 Midyear Investment Outlook: Steady Growth Boosts Stocks and Bonds

Investors may look to European and Japanese equities, which potentially could offer up to 18% returns, and corporate credit and agency mortgage-backed securities for opportunity amid a backdrop of steady growth, declining inflation and interest rate cuts.

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Research

2024 Global Economic Midyear Outlook

Global growth should stay steady at just over 3% in 2024 and 2025, though volatility will remain as a pickup in growth around the world contrasts with a slowdown in the U.S.

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Investment

Three Investing Trends for 2024 and Beyond - Longevity Will Affect How We Plan for Our Financial Future

Investors should always be thinking about longevity. But that is particularly true this year, when it’s difficult to look past momentous events that are coming up quickly..