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Alternative investments: Helping investors weather the current market storm
The recent sharp sell-off in global equity markets has focused investors on the importance of holding diversifying investments that can help mitigate volatility and potentially cushion their portfolios...
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A time to reflect — not react
China’s attempts to shore up its domestic growth through currency devaluations and aggressive monetary stimulus have unnerved many investors around the globe. As a result of this and other...
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Making sense of market volatility
On Aug. 21, the Dow Jones Industrial Average entered a correction — falling 10% from its most recent peak — and reminded investors what volatility looks like after almost four correction-free years....
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China’s new currency regime creates ripple effect in US Treasury market
The Chinese authorities have managed to calm markets for now with accommodative moves to keep the Chinese currency and local interest rates stable, following their surprise currency devaluation on Aug....
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Rethinking ‘safe haven’ assets in a multi-asset portfolio
Over the last 18 months, the Invesco Multi Asset team has maintained that the lack of volatility in several markets versus historical norms was providing interesting investment opportunities. At the...
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Preparing for stormy markets
As I’m writing this, it’s the heart of hurricane season, and here on the coast, every tropical weather system brings with it a flood of speculation: Will this turn into a major storm? When will it make...
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Volatility takes center stage in 2015
Looking back over the last three to four years, global market performance has been driven mainly by quantitative easing, with little to no profit growth internationally. This, in turn, has led to...
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Identifying ideas for a low-growth, low-rate environment
Divergence in economic growth and monetary policy around the world has led to an increasingly volatile market environment in 2015. Specifically, while the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK)...
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Diverging economies may bring further volatility to the markets
With the US Federal Reserve (Fed) starting on a series of fed fund rate hikes from Dec. 16, 2015, US money and credit markets will be on the path toward normalization after seven years of abnormally...
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Exploring the relationship between the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and...
As the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) seeks to maximize employment, maintain price stability and keep long-term interest rates at moderate levels. To achieve these monetary goals,...
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Examining low volatility’s performance in various market environments
Late summer has not been fruitful for the low volatility factor. From July 6 to Sept. 9, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index has fallen by 4.67%, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.70%.1 This is in...
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Video: Looking for an equity strategy that minimizes market volatility?
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral is a high-conviction strategy that seeks to minimize investors’ exposure to market movements, and deliver returns that are generated from our stock selection ability. We...
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Video: Searching for a fund that targets a positive return with lower...
I like to say that a high-conviction approach means investing in ideas — ideas that span locations, currencies, asset classes and market sectors. This priority on ideas over assets informed the...
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What does market volatility mean for fixed income?
Time to read: 4 min Market expectations of inflation have risen in recent days, after signs of wage growth — often seen as a harbinger of inflation — appeared in the January jobs report. We at Invesco...
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Has the market been deFANGed?
Time to read: 3 min Investors have been predicting the end of the current bull market for years, but it’s continued to age well. From 2009 through 2017, the total return of the S&P 500 Index was...
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Taking a low volatility approach to uncertain markets
After experiencing uncharacteristically low volatility in equity markets for a number of years, investors have felt the uptick in volatility more recently. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is an...
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