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Strategist's Corner
Market observations and investment outlook by MFS' Global Investment Strategist Rob Almeida
Strategist's Corner | READ24 September 2024To Find the Bust, You Need to Find the Boom
Capital cycles are imperfect, showing a tendency for booms and busts. Over the past year, investors have focused on the economy and interest rates when assessing risk. That emphasis may be misplaced because that wasn’t where the boom was.
Strategist's Corner | READ8 August 2024Uncertainty is Non-Linear
Rob Almeida suggests that while recent market turmoil may not last, a backdrop of higher costs and lower growth could make for a more challenging operating environment ahead.
Strategist's Corner | READ22 July 2024Investors are Seeking the Right Answers to the Wrong Questions
Rob Almeida suggests that investors should be more concerned about fundamentals than potential rate cuts.
Strategist's Corner | READ21 May 2024The Evolution of the Consumer Staples Sector
In the consumer staples space, clear profit visibility has given way to tech-driven disruption. As a result, separating the winners from the losers requires deep research and an appreciation of nuance.
Strategist's Corner | READ22 April 2024Inflation Surprise? No, Not Really
The market is currently correcting mistaken assumptions that were based on a market cycle driven by artificially low interest rates. As market dynamics shift, the source of a company's growth will also shift.
Strategist's Corner | READ16 April 2024A Different Paradigm
As the world shifts away from one of artificially suppressed interest rates and cheap manufacturing, investors will need to carefully consider how companies are positioned to navigate the new higher-cost paradigm.
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Week in Review
Week in Review
Week in Review | READ1 November 2024Storms, Strikes Muddy US Employment Data
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
Week in Review | READ25 October 2024Calm Before the Storm?
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
Week in Review | READ18 October 2024ECB Cuts Rates, China’s Targeted Stimulus Disappoints
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
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Market Pulse
Market Pulse
Timely insights into the market dynamics on your mind today
Market Pulse | READ5 September 2024Market Pulse
Leveraging expertise from the MFS Market Insights team to provide timely perspectives on economic and market dynamics that are top of mind for clients.
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Market Insights
Market Insights
A summary of MFS' views on equity and fixed income asset classes across countries and regions
Market Insight | READ13 September 2024US Election Perspectives 2024
While we feel it’s important for investors to familiarize themselves with the policy proposals of the major party candidates, historically, electoral outcomes haven’t had major lasting impacts on market performance.
Market Pulse | READ5 September 2024Market Pulse
Leveraging expertise from the MFS Market Insights team to provide timely perspectives on economic and market dynamics that are top of mind for clients.
LTCME | READ31 August 2024MFS Long-Term Market Expectations Webcast Q&A Summary
Summary of the questions and answers from the Mid-Year Long-Term Capital Market Expectations webcast.
- Investment Professional
- Insights
- Market Insights
Strategist's Corner
Market observations and investment outlook by MFS' Global Investment Strategist Rob Almeida
To Find the Bust, You Need to Find the Boom
Capital cycles are imperfect, showing a tendency for booms and busts. Over the past year, investors have focused on the economy and interest rates when assessing risk. That emphasis may be misplaced because that wasn’t where the boom was.
Uncertainty is Non-Linear
Rob Almeida suggests that while recent market turmoil may not last, a backdrop of higher costs and lower growth could make for a more challenging operating environment ahead.
Investors are Seeking the Right Answers to the Wrong Questions
Rob Almeida suggests that investors should be more concerned about fundamentals than potential rate cuts.
The Evolution of the Consumer Staples Sector
In the consumer staples space, clear profit visibility has given way to tech-driven disruption. As a result, separating the winners from the losers requires deep research and an appreciation of nuance.
Inflation Surprise? No, Not Really
The market is currently correcting mistaken assumptions that were based on a market cycle driven by artificially low interest rates. As market dynamics shift, the source of a company's growth will also shift.
A Different Paradigm
As the world shifts away from one of artificially suppressed interest rates and cheap manufacturing, investors will need to carefully consider how companies are positioned to navigate the new higher-cost paradigm.
Week in Review
Storms, Strikes Muddy US Employment Data
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
Calm Before the Storm?
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
ECB Cuts Rates, China’s Targeted Stimulus Disappoints
A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.
Market Pulse
Timely insights into the market dynamics on your mind today
Market Pulse
Leveraging expertise from the MFS Market Insights team to provide timely perspectives on economic and market dynamics that are top of mind for clients.
Market Insights
A summary of MFS' views on equity and fixed income asset classes across countries and regions
US Election Perspectives 2024
While we feel it’s important for investors to familiarize themselves with the policy proposals of the major party candidates, historically, electoral outcomes haven’t had major lasting impacts on market performance.
Market Pulse
Leveraging expertise from the MFS Market Insights team to provide timely perspectives on economic and market dynamics that are top of mind for clients.
MFS Long-Term Market Expectations Webcast Q&A Summary
Summary of the questions and answers from the Mid-Year Long-Term Capital Market Expectations webcast.