Inflation
No Cuts? No Problem.
Portfolio manager Jack Janasiewicz and investment strategist Brian Hess discuss inflation, rates, growth, and positioning in the Natixis model portfolios.
Macro Outlook: Catalysts, Confidence & Cuts
Macro discussion of topics including US growth and the consumer, international markets, inflation, the Federal Reserve, and equity market themes.
US Inflation Tracker
US Inflation Tracker highlights key indicators related to personal consumption, supply chain dynamics, housing, wage pressures and inflation expectations.
Bubble Trouble?
Portfolio manager and strategist Jack Janasiewicz discusses inflation anomalies, February market highs, AI, and comparisons with the dot-com bubble.
Herding Hawks at the Fed
Portfolio manager and strategist Jack Janasiewicz discusses inflation nuances and the Federal Reserve’s need for “greater confidence” before cutting rates.
Macro Outlook: Turn the Page
Portfolio strategists offer their take on the Treasury market, interest rates, labor markets, consumption trends and attractive market sectors.
Rate Cuts on the Horizon?
The latest economic data prints are paving the way for interest rate cuts in 2024 according to portfolio manager and strategist Jack Janasiewicz.
Straight Talk on the Treasury Market
Who’s buying? Who’s selling? What about the deficit? Portfolio Manager Jack Janasiewicz discusses the dynamics and mechanics roiling the US Treasury market.
Fixed Income Yields and Drivers
Portfolio consultants discuss inflation, interest rates and current bond yields, with a focus on the drivers that could push yields lower or higher.
Cruel September
Portfolio Manager Jack Janasiewicz examines seasonality patterns and the rise in bond yields, oil, and the dollar that weighed on risk assets in September.
Psst… Check Out Small Cap Stocks
Valuations, positive momentum, technical support and a likely soft landing are converging to favor small company stocks over the next few months.
Credit Where It’s Due
Robust US growth, strong corporate balance sheets and persistent consumer spending have helped high yield securities and bank loans outperform this year.
Bullwhips and the Extrapolation Effect
Portfolio Manager Jack Janasiewicz explains why extrapolating current market trends into the future based on the bullwhip effect may be misguided.
Portfolio Construction: Growth & Cyclical Stocks
Portfolio consultants explain how they align equity investments with their current economic outlook using a growth/cyclical barbell strategy.
Listen to Our Experts Explain the Framework
Analysis that combines inflation and growth cycle trends may provide a more nuanced way to understand stock market drivers.
5 Ways to Prepare Your Bond Portfolio for a Recession
As rising rates and inflation lead to fears of recession, there are steps investors can take to make fixed income holdings more resilient within their bond portfolios.
Positioning Portfolios for Fading Inflation
As year-over-year inflation shows signs of peaking, investors may want to revisit portfolio allocations.
Inflation Protection: An Equity-Centric View
Historical analysis highlights which equity sectors and strategies fare best when inflation heats up.