Fed Chairman Powell learned the hard way that his comments, even those made outside of official Fed communications channels, can move markets. The Fed is on a mission to make itself less important in the decision-making of savers, investors, consumers and governments.
Infrastructure-debt investments in Latin America are often considered to be risky – and, as a result, more suitable for a portfolio’s “core plus” fixed-income allocation. But carefully choosing countries and projects can turn this asset class into a core holding with attractive yield potential and a solid risk profile.
At the start of 2018, investors were concerned about overheated markets: US tax reform had just been passed, the global synchronised growth story was intact and the S&P 500 index had gained 7.5% by the end of January. What a difference a year makes.
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