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Yields are back
After a decade of low rates, many advisors may have reduced fixed income allocations. Now that rates are higher and yields are back, it may be time to revisit fixed income.
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Andrew Ang, PhD
Writes about Factors & Systematic Investing
A well-known financial economist specializing in quantitative investing, Andrew has authored 100 publications on equities, fixed income, optimal asset allocation and alternative assets.
Carolyn Barnette
Writes about Market Dynamics and Advisor Portfolios
Carolyn, Head of Market and Portfolio Insights for BlackRock U.S. Wealth Advisory, translates market dynamics into portfolio insights for advisors in the “Advisor Outlook” to help clients meet their financial goals.
Gargi Chaudhuri
Writes about Macro Events with an iShares perspective
Gargi, Head of iShares Investment Strategy and Markets Coverage, focuses on delivering global macro thought leadership and investment insights with an iShares perspective.
Tony DeSpirito
Writes about U.S. Equity Markets & Investment Strategies
Tony is Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock U.S. Fundamental Equities and is lead portfolio manager of the BlackRock Equity Dividend portfolios.
Michael Fredericks
Writes about Income Investing & Multi-Asset Strategies
Michael is the lead portfolio manager for a global suite of income portfolios and his insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC and Bloomberg TV.
Jay Jacobs
Writes about Thematic & Megatrend Investing
Jay is U.S. Head of Thematics and Active Equity ETFs, focusing on identifying nascent trends with the potential to drive long-term growth.
Michael Lane
Writes about iShares Solutions for financial advisors
Michael is Head of U.S. Wealth Advisory iShares BlackRock and helps advisors build better portfolios with core, fixed income, factor and model-based ETFs.
Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD
Writes about Portfolio Construction & Asset Allocation
Russ is a portfolio manager of the Global Allocation Fund and GA Selects Model Portfolios, and frequent contributor to financial news media.
Rick Rieder
Writes about Market Outlook & Fixed Income
Rick is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, and Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team.
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Get to know our featured podcasts. In the Know is made exclusively for advisors and their clients. The Bid is our top-rated financial podcast produced for a wide range of investors.

In the Know

This exclusive podcast is designed for advisors and is shareable with clients. BlackRock's top minds put the latest news into context to help your clients stay invested and up-to-date on what's happening in the markets.

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Why bother with international investing?

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Why bother with international investing?

International and emerging market equities are having a moment. Performance has been strong, and flows have followed. But US investors are chronically under-invested abroad, as US stocks have served them well over the past decade. On today's episode, we answer: why bother going beyond our borders?

The Bid

This popular financial podcast is designed for a wide range of professional and individual investors. The Bid breaks down what's happening in the world of investing and explores the forces changing the economy and finance.

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Videos & Webinars

Within just a few minutes, get a breakdown and clear takeaways about the latest market events. Count on webinar replays and videos like BlackRock Investment Institute’s What's driving markets? Market take and iShares’ Macro-Minute for timely insights on markets, geopolitics and economics.

 

Market take

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Opening frame: What’s driving markets? Market take

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What a week! Bank troubles on both sides of the Atlantic were roiling markets. This is the latest fallout from the most rapid rate hikes since the early 1980s.

1: Markets scrutinizing banks via a high-rates lens

We have argued that bringing inflation down would be costly, creating economic damage and cracks in the financial system.

Cross-Atlantic banking troubles are very different – but  what they have in common is that markets now scrutinize them through the lens of high interest rates.

2: This is not 2008, but…

We don’t see this as a 2008 redux. But this is about a recession foretold. Why?

Not because of growth weaknesses we could see, but because rapid rate hikes were the only way central banks could bring inflation down and that has to cause damage.

Financial cracks are likely to tighten credit, dent confidence – and eventually hurt growth.

3: A recession without rescue

We believe, this time, central banks won’t come to the recession rescue by aggressively cut rates. They’ll instead try to use other tools to safeguard financial stability.

Case in point: The ECB hiked 50 basis points last week. And we see the Fed raising rates this week.  

The biggest disconnect we see right now is that markets are expecting the Fed to cut 3 or 4 times this year. We think persistent inflation won’t allow them to do this.

Outro frame: Here’s our Market take 

Overall, this is the macro regime we said would play out.

We’re keeping an underweight to equities because they don’t yet reflect the damage to come. We go even shorter horizon – 1 year and below – on government debt for income. And we allocate to emerging markets given the positive economic restart in Asia.

 

Closing frame: Read details: 

www.blackrock.com/weekly-commentary

Market take

Weekly video_20230320

Jean Boivin

Opening frame: What’s driving markets? Market take

Camera frame

What a week! Bank troubles on both sides of the Atlantic were roiling markets. This is the latest fallout from the most rapid rate hikes since the early 1980s.

1: Markets scrutinizing banks via a high-rates lens

We have argued that bringing inflation down would be costly, creating economic damage and cracks in the financial system.

Cross-Atlantic banking troubles are very different – but  what they have in common is that markets now scrutinize them through the lens of high interest rates.

2: This is not 2008, but…

We don’t see this as a 2008 redux. But this is about a recession foretold. Why?

Not because of growth weaknesses we could see, but because rapid rate hikes were the only way central banks could bring inflation down and that has to cause damage.

Financial cracks are likely to tighten credit, dent confidence – and eventually hurt growth.

3: A recession without rescue

We believe, this time, central banks won’t come to the recession rescue by aggressively cut rates. They’ll instead try to use other tools to safeguard financial stability.

Case in point: The ECB hiked 50 basis points last week. And we see the Fed raising rates this week.  

The biggest disconnect we see right now is that markets are expecting the Fed to cut 3 or 4 times this year. We think persistent inflation won’t allow them to do this.

Outro frame: Here’s our Market take 

Overall, this is the macro regime we said would play out.

We’re keeping an underweight to equities because they don’t yet reflect the damage to come. We go even shorter horizon – 1 year and below – on government debt for income. And we allocate to emerging markets given the positive economic restart in Asia.

 

Closing frame: Read details: 

www.blackrock.com/weekly-commentary

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Featured Webinars for Advisors

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In the Know: January 2023 outlook
Hear our experts, including CEO Larry Fink, discuss the path forward in a historically challenged market – and where we see opportunity.
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