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Most likely headlines — or maybe not Getty Images/iStockphoto We asked executives in the money management industry what they think will be the most and least likely headlines to grace the pages of Pensions & Investments in 2021. The results were mixed. Evan Brown, head of multiasset strategy at UBS Asset Management Most likely : "Value stocks post biggest annual outperformance of growth since dot-com bubble burst" Least likely: "Biden places big tariffs on French wine, Canadian dairy, citing longstanding unfair trade practices" OR "Federal Reserve delivers surprise rate hike" Silvia Most ...
Despite a difficult 2020, emerging markets are one bright spot for 2021, money management economists and strategists said.
Cash Piles, Vaccines Force Economists to Rethink Canada Outlook Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Erik Hertzberg and Shelly Hagan (Bloomberg) -- Even as Canadian policy makers ramp up Covid-19 restrictions, economists are becoming more optimistic about the country’s outlook. Strong fiscal support, the start of vaccinations and a growing pile of savings in consumers’ accounts have caused forecasters to revise their views of Canada’s recovery. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg this month see output expanding by an average 5.4% annualized in the final three quarters of 2021, much highe...