Everything seems to be going wrong in the market. Major indices broke below their 200-day averages, and about 60% of companies that announced their results subsequently declined in trading.
This is even though the reality is not so bad. The US economy had just posted its fastest growth rate in two years, inflation was falling, and three-quarters of S&P 500 companies reporting earnings beat analysts’ estimates.
“In general, markets seem to be retreating from the idea that everything is rosy and good. And to be fair, that’s not the case. It’s undeniable that there’s a lot to worry about — from ongoing tensions,” says Madison Faller, a global investment strategist at Harvard University. In the Middle East, to the “higher for longer” central bank policy and its effects, to the huge fiscal deficits, to the consumer pressure points.” JPMorgan Private Bank.
However, is there too much pessimism in the air? She thinks so. “Growth is expected to slow, but this is very different from calling for a blanket halt to economic activity. For example, the consumer may start spending less money and switching to cheaper brands, but for the most part, everyone who still wants a job has a job,” he says. Faller: “This dynamic is actually the key to a soft landing, which does not require an acceleration of growth, but rather enough of a slowdown to ensure that inflation pressures can deliver the last mile of progress.”
Another point she makes is that if the economy slows, bond yields should fall, providing relief to equity valuations. “We may be in an air pocket of discomfort, but the more pessimism the markets focus on, the better the prospects for future returns,” she says. “When markets are volatile, it can be helpful to refocus on what you want from your portfolio over the long term.”
It points to the bank’s 28th annual long-term capital market assumptions: annualized returns of 2.9% for cash, 5.1% for bonds, 7% for returns for US large-cap stocks, and 7.8% for global stocks. Don’t use Treasuries and relax — historically, every major asset class has performed better than cash over a 10- to 15-year period, she says. The bank also recommends alternatives such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and hedge funds as hedges against inflation (although it should be said that private equity has suffered from rising interest rates).
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Israel began a ground attack on Gaza, while Russia was forced to close an airport in Dagestan after hundreds tried to storm a flight coming from Tel Aviv.
This week’s economic calendar is loaded: Employment Cost Index on Tuesday, Job Openings, ISM Manufacturing Report and Fed Decision on Wednesday, and Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday.
There are also funding estimates from the Treasury Department, as well as the November refund announcement. “Either Treasury borrowing will trigger further supply tensions or the event will fall into the category of selling the rumor and buying the truth and thus paving the way for yields to drift back into familiar territory to leave the foray of 10-year yields above 5% as a faded (and potentially fading) memory.” ),,” say analysts at BMO.
Ike Perlmutter, former Marvel executive, is entrusting the Walt Disney Company
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Activist investor Nelson Peltz’s stake, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order requiring the industry to develop safety and security standards for artificial intelligence.
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