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Markets and economics

Webinar: What US tariffs mean for portfolios

Our CIO and a panel of experts recently recorded a webinar focusing on the practical implications of US tariffs for investors, giving you the information...
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
08 Apr 2025
1 min read
optical illusion
Economics

Optical illusion

We believe the prospects for a US soft landing have improved further due to recent large upward revisions to household savings and profits in the...
Tim Drayson
By  Tim Drayson
17 Oct 2024
3 min read
Yield curve
Markets and economics

Reversion to ‘un-inversion’

Assessing the potential signaling value of the yield curve.
Christopher Jeffery
By  Christopher Jeffery
18 Sept 2024
4 min read
Pod Market
Markets and economics

Podcast: Volatility, dis-inversion and the path of rates – Market Talk

What was behind the 'flash crash' and last week's smaller wobble? Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist APAC, explains all.
LGIM team
By  LGIM team
13 Sept 2024
1 min read
beige theory
Economics

Is a US recession more likely than you think?

Here’s an alternative approach to estimating recession probabilities: beige theorem.
L&G’s Asset Management division
By  L&G’s Asset Management division
12 Sept 2024
2 min read
stick landing
Economics

Sticking the landing

Anxiety around a US recession briefly flared up at the start of August, but our recession indicators suggest that while risks remain, the chances of...
Tim Drayson
By  Tim Drayson
27 Aug 2024
3 min read
stall speed
Economics

Chart of the month: Is the US economy about to stall?

The Sahm rule has been triggered by rising unemployment, signalling a potential recession ahead for the world’s largest economy.
James Carrick
By  James Carrick
16 Aug 2024
2 min read
Credit DB
Markets and economics

What's suddenly spooked markets?

It’s not often you wake up to see a major equity market down over 12% in a day. Yet that’s exactly what happened in Japan...
Robert GriffithsChristopher TeschmacherBen Bennett
By  Robert Griffiths, Christopher Teschmacher, Ben Bennett
05 Aug 2024
5 min read
Grey swans
Markets and economics

Mind the grey swans

Rather than worrying about unpredictable possibilities, we focus our energy on events whose likelihood and impact we can better quantify.
L&G’s Asset Management division
By  L&G’s Asset Management division
20 Feb 2024
5 min read
Donkey pin
Economics

Pinning the tail on the donkey

The output gap is one of the most important concepts for macro investors. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to measure in real time.
Tim Drayson
By  Tim Drayson
19 Feb 2024
3 min read

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