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19 Oct 2021

BlackRock's Weekly Market Commentary: 1970s stagflation? It’s the opposite

By Staff Writer

Prices have climbed around the world, with commodities prices surging and U.S. inflation hitting a 13-year high. It’s the first time since the 1970s that a supply shock is the main culprit. This is where the comparison ends. There’s no risk of 1970s-style stagflation, in our view. Economic activity is increasing briskly and has room to run.
09 Mar 2020

Oil price war and coronavirus: global recession is almost inevitable

By Janice Roberts

A global recession is now almost inevitable this year. The warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as global stocks and government bond yields fell after oil prices plummeted by almost 30 per cent on Monday.
21 May 2018

'There are three types of interest rates or borrowing costs in an economy'

By Janice Roberts

By Dave Mohr (Chief Investment Strategist) & Izak Odendaal (Investment Strategist), Old Mutual Multi-Managers. They say three’s a crowd, but the worry for many investors is that more than three is a stampede. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US government (Treasury) bond broke decisively above 3% for the first time since 2011. A nice round...
15 Jan 2015

Oil price decline and implications

By Janice Roberts

Views from three Templeton Global Equity Group professionals  -Norman J. Boersma, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Templeton Global Equity Group, Cindy L. Sweeting, CFA, Director of Portfolio Management, Templeton Global Equity Group, Heather Arnold, CFA, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst Templeton Global Equity Group What Is Happening? Global oil markets are in a state of...