Market interest rates have moved steadily higher in recent weeks, posing challenges for consumers, businesses and investors.
As we look forward to the year 2020 and a new decade, some key trends and market signals will be important to watch.
Corporate earnings growth has ground to a halt, but we think better times lie ahead.
There’s a growing pile of negative-yielding debt around the world amid extraordinary monetary policy initiatives.
We believe earnings will likely continue to grow but only modestly
Tariffs and threats of escalation weigh on business investment.
The U.S. economy is on solid footing and corporate debt spreads remain contained.
The Federal Reserve is likely to start an easing cycle this week, which has several investment implications.
Fundamentals of the economy support improving earnings growth later this year.
Even after such a strong first half of this year, stocks may have more left in the tank.