ECB policies navigate uncharted waters
The European Central Bank is undertaking measures to reduce the risk of deflation and encourage lending, but they are not a guaranteed cure for the region.
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Russia poses new risk for Europe
The annexation of Crimea by Russia led to a sharp sell-off in markets and especially in various Russia-exposed stocks. European companies whose businesses are leveraged to the Russian economy...
Japan’s reforms face moment of truth
Regarding Japan, we have expressed optimism in recent quarters about the potential economic gains from Prime Minister Abe’s reform program. In 2013, the government and the Bank of Japan...
International markets rouse from their slumber
The global economy is finding new engines of growth in the developed markets. U.K. policy mix has improved In the United Kingdom, we see a balance of fiscal retrenchment...
Can Japan help drive global growth?
While we find U.S. equities attractive, Japan has become a more interesting market, mainly because of the broad political support for the new prime minister, Shinzo Abe. To get...
Are China stocks in the bargain basement?
The magnitude of uncertainty in China’s politics and policy today is undeniably daunting. Western observers — and even the Chinese — simply do not know in what direction China’s...
Lower equity correlations create opportunity
As 2013 begins, we find that important changes are occurring in the correlation structure of markets that should shape investment strategy. The first important shift is a decline in...
Europe’s debt crisis — gauging the risks
While the European Central Bank has made progress, we believe, on managing near-term liquidity risk, long-term structural issues remain.
Natural gas pricing in Asia signals opportunity
Only two years ago, the future seemed bright for nuclear energy. But after the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan, the world has experienced a sea change in attitudes toward...