Insights

The Fed kept rates steady today, but teed up an initial rate cut in September while putting more emphasis on the employment side of its dual mandate. ...

The Global Investment Strategy team downgraded global equities to underweight in late June. The latest reading from our MacroQuant model is consistent with this decision. ...

We should fear a recession in the frothy parts of the US stock market much more than a recession in US GDP. And as frothy US tech stocks sell off, an excellent hedge is to go long JPY/GBP or JPY/EUR. ...

The war in the Middle East is expanding, upgrading our subjective odds of a major oil supply shock to 37% and underscoring our 60% odds of Republican victory in November. Volatility should spike again as investors contemplate the prospect of rising oil prices amid slowing US and global growth. Tacti...

Total consumer credit rose by USD 11.4 billion in May (to USD 5,065 billion outstanding) from a slightly upwardly revised USD 6.5 billion increase in April, surpassing expectations of a smaller increase. Notably, revolving credit (which includes credit cards) accounted for nearly two-thirds of the r...

Republicans are favored but the election is still competitive. Equities, corporate credit, and cyclical sectors will fall until policy uncertainty is reduced. ...

According to BCA Research’s US Equity Strategy service, the stock market outperformance in 2024 thus far is an unusual pattern in election years. The historical data imply that the market will suffer a spill if investors come to believe the incumbent party will change. The spike in volatility i...

The Trump trade is just a trade, not an investment, and a risky trade at that. It wagers simultaneously on a soft landing and a Trump victory. Yet Trump's victory is more likely amid slowing economic growth than a soft landing. Investors should position for the slowdown first, then the trade sh...

Today, we are sending you a report recently published by BCA’s Emerging Markets Strategy service titled Little Cash On The Sidelines. Arthur Budaghyan, Chief EM/China Strategist, argues that “cash on the sidelines” in the US is low relative to the market value of investable US securities in general,...

A major slowdown in nominal growth was behind Indonesia’s recent stock underperformance. Dedicated EM equity portfolios should upgrade Indonesian stocks from underweight to neutral. We also recommend a new relative trade: go long Indonesian banks / short EM banks. ...