Market take

We turn more positive on short- to medium-term developed market (DM) sovereign bonds in our latest strategic update. We trim DM stocks to neutral. Vivek Paul, Global Head of Portfolio Research shares our Market take. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase o...

We see volatility as a constant in the new regime. Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we’re neutral long-term U.S. Treasuries.  General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any pe...

We see artificial intelligence (AI) as a mega force shaping the new regime. Ben Powell, Chief Investment Strategist for Asia-Pacific, explains why we are overweight the AI theme in developed market stocks.  General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any...

Developed market (DM) central banks have signaled high-for-longer policy rates. Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, shares why we stay selective in DM equities and prefer international stocks.   General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase...

Tectonic shifts in the U.S. financial sector are changing the markets for deposits and credit. Nicholas Fawcett, an economist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, discusses this mega force we see affecting returns now and in the future. General disclosure:  This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or sol...

U.S. corporate earnings have stagnated alongside the U.S. economy. Carolina Martinez Arevalo, Portfolio Strategist, explains why how we stay selective in stocks and harness mega forces like artificial intelligence. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell...

Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we turn tactically neutral long-term Treasuries as markets price high-for-longer policy rates but stay underweight strategically. We cut high quality credit again. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or...

Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, shares why we see markets adjusting to the new regime. This is not a typical business cycle – mega forces, or structural shifts like AI and digital disruption, are shaping the outlook now, in our view. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recomme...

Markets are adjusting to the new, more volatile regime. We see opportunities in the UK and euro area bond repricing, and appealing areas in equities like Japan. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any person in a...

Jean Boivin, Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, discusses surging bond yields as the volatile macro regime brings uncertainty over central bank policy and risks ahead.  General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strateg...

Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, discusses why we get selective and up euro area and UK sovereign bonds and Japan stocks amid the volatile macroeconomic and market regime.  General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or...

Alex Brazier, Deputy Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares how to make sense of this year’s flip-flopping market narratives as the new macro regime plays out and why we stay selective on risk assets amid stagnating activity and volatile inflation. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or...

Devan Nathwani, Portfolio Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why we up short-term government bonds and prefer them over high-quality credit in the long term. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategi...

Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we still see a margin squeeze ahead – our first of three takeaways from second quarter U.S. earnings season. We stay selective in equities. In the U.S. and Canada , this material is intended for public distribution. In the UK and Non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries: this is Issued by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited,...

A renewed focus on U.S. fiscal challenges and surprise policy tightening in Japan have stirred up volatility in developed markets. Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America shares why we prefer emerging market assets. General disclosure:  This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or so...

Major central banks tightened policy last week, including unexpectedly in Japan. Nicholas Fawcett, Economist in the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares why we see the potential for rising Japanese bond yields to pull global yields higher. General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solici...

We see the Federal Reserve holding policy tight after hiking again this week. Jean Boivin, Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, addresses an apparent disconnect: How can inflation appear to be falling quickly back to 2%, and the U.S. economy be stronger than expected at the same time? This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment...

Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America, shares why we still prefer emerging market assets over developed market peers by applying our new investment playbook. This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any person i...

Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we see a key divergence in corporate earnings forecasts for the rest of the year. We get granular and favor sectors like healthcare within developed market stocks. This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any...

How can investors capture the wide range of investment opportunities in the new regime of greater macro and market volatility? Wei Li, BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist, highlights the three investment themes in the BlackRock Investment Institute's 2023 Midyear Outlook. This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation...

Japan's stocks stand out from the developed markets pack. Ben Powell, Chief Investment Strategist for Asia Pacific explains why.  This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitatio...