Market take
Episodes
Earnings growth not just about tech
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Q1 earnings season starts, we eye signs of earnings growth broadening beyond tech stocks to industrials and others. Natalie Gill, Portfolio Strateg...
Playing demographic divergence now
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Working-age populations are declining in major economies. Jean Boivin, Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why we favor countries tha...
Staying nimble while seeking income
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yields have surged across fixed income in the new regime. Michel Dilmanian, Portfolio Strategist of the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why w...
Why we stay risk-on in the short term
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We see falling inflation, nearing interest rate cuts and solid corporate earnings supporting cheery risk sentiment. Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Inv...
U.S. & Japan: a tale of two overweights
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Markets see a positive near-term macro and corporate backdrop for the U.S. and Japan. Nicholas Fawcett, Senior Economist of the BlackRock Investment I...
Low-carbon transition themes in 2024
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Thye, Co-head of BlackRock Sustainable Investing Intelligence, shares why we monitor battery prices, elections and market attention on climate...
Taking selective risk in credit
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We get granular as the environment for risk-taking is supportive for now. That’s why we like euro area high yield credit, emerging market debt and U...
Japan stocks: high can go higher
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We see Japanese equities climbing higher, driven by robust earnings, corporate reforms and a Bank of Japan that is likely more worried about a return ...
Strategic reasons to get active
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We think market optimism can persist for now but stay nimble. Devan Nathwani, Portfolio Strategist of the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why...
Staying selective in emerging markets
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We like emerging markets as upbeat risk appetite carries on. Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America, explains why we also see...
Earnings unlikely to spoil stock rally
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Q4 corporate earnings season is in full swing, with tech and cost-cutting measures still supporting margins. Natalie Gills, Portfolio Strategist ...
Upgrading broad U.S. stocks
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We think stock momentum can run for now as inflation cools and the Federal Reserve readies to cut rates. Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, e...
Geopolitical fragmentation plays out
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitical fragmentation is accelerating, as seen with recent events in Asia and the Middle East. Catherine Kress, Head of Geopolitical Research and...
Why stocks can stay upbeat, for now
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. stocks could run with hopes for inflation to fall to target and sharp rate cuts into 2024. Natalie Gill, Portfolio Strategist of the BlackRock In...
Navigating macro currents in 2024
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Risk assets surged to end 2023 as the Federal Reserve blessed market hopes for rate cuts. Alex Brazier, Deputy Head of the BlackRock Investment Instit...
Three 2023 investment lessons we carry into 2024
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, shares why we think 2023 stressed the value of adapting to a new volatile macro regime, and leve...
Putting money to work
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new regime has led to greater dispersion of returns. We think this backdrop calls for managing macro risk, being selective and seeking out mispric...
Three investment themes at COP28
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The low-carbon transition is one of five mega forces, or structural shifts, we track for investment risks and opportunities. Christopher Weber, Head o...
Getting granular in our strategic views
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We turn more positive on short- to medium-term developed market (DM) sovereign bonds in our latest strategic update. We trim DM stocks to neutral.&nbs...
Volatility a key feature of new regime
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We see volatility as a constant in the new regime. Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we’re neutral long-term U.S.&n...
AI: a mega force driving returns now
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We see artificial intelligence (AI) as a mega force shaping the new regime. Ben Powell, Chief Investment Strategist for Asia-Pacific, explains why we ...
Going granular in developed market stocks
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Developed market (DM) central banks have signaled high-for-longer policy rates. Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, shares why we st...
An evolving U.S. financial landscape
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tectonic shifts in the U.S. financial sector are changing the markets for deposits and credit. Nicholas Fawcett, an economist at the BlackRock Investm...
U.S. stocks: selective as earnings stall
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. corporate earnings have stagnated alongside the U.S. economy. Carolina Martinez Arevalo, Portfolio Strategist, explains why how we stay selective...
U.S. yields: two-way volatility ahead
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we turn tactically neutral long-term Treasuries as markets price high-for-longer policy rates...
Why structural changes matter now
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, shares why we see markets adjusting to the new regime. This is not a typical business cycle ...
Finding new opportunities as Q4 starts
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Markets are adjusting to the new, more volatile regime. We see opportunities in the UK and euro area bond repricing, and appealing areas in equities l...
Bond yields surge as new volatile regime plays out
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Boivin, Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, discusses surging bond yields as the volatile macro regime brings uncertainty over central ba...
Seizing opportunities in the new regime
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, discusses why we get selective and up euro area and UK sovereign bonds and Japan stocks amid the volatile ...
New macroeconomic regime fuels market narrative flip flops
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Brazier, Deputy Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares how to make sense of this year’s flip-flopping market narratives as the new ...
Favoring short-term bonds long term
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Devan Nathwani, Portfolio Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why we up short-term government bonds and prefer them over high-q...
Three takeaways from U.S. earnings season
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we still see a margin squeeze ahead – our first of three takeaways from second quarter U.S....
Opportunities in rewiring globalization
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A renewed focus on U.S. fiscal challenges and surprise policy tightening in Japan have stirred up volatility in developed markets. Axel Christensen, C...
Tighter monetary policy all around
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Major central banks tightened policy last week, including unexpectedly in Japan. Nicholas Fawcett, Economist in the BlackRock Investment Institute, sh...
Central bank inflation fight to carry on
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We see the Federal Reserve holding policy tight after hiking again this week. Jean Boivin, Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, addresses ...
The emerging market edge
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America, shares why we still prefer emerging market assets over developed market peers by appl...
Show us the earnings growth
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, explains why we see a key divergence in corporate earnings forecasts for the rest of the year. W...
2023 Midyear Investment Outlook
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can investors capture the wide range of investment opportunities in the new regime of greater macro and market volatility? Wei Li, BlackRock’s G...
Japan stands out from developed pack
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Japan's stocks stand out from the developed markets pack. Ben Powell, Chief Investment Strategist for Asia Pacific explains why. This material is...