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Outlook Improves for Fixed Income
Quantum Computing: Evolution or Revolution?
Tipping Point: Is The RBA On Track For A Rate Hike?
Rising Political Risks Drive Currency Markets
The Case for Systematic Investing in Credit
Capturing Leveraged Loan Beta: How Index Strategies Can Be an Effective Vehicle for Loan Market Exposure
2024 US Election – Big or Small Macro Policy Shift Coming?
Canada Inflation Continues to Ease
Lending Returns Decline Along With Volatility
Time Again for Outcome Investing?
Implementing Your De-Risking Strategy: Plan-by-Plan Considerations
Adapt and Thrive: Evolution and Innovation in Emerging Markets
Real Assets Review
Understanding Money Market Funds
Growth Fuels Currency Moves
The Consequences of the Global Liquidity Crisis for Emerging Markets Investors
Real Assets Insights: Q3 2024
Quarterly Edition: Gentle Step Down in Global Growth
UK Elections: Potential for Upside Surprises
De-Risking Effectively Using Fixed Income Building Blocks
Fed Balance Sheet And Financial System Liquidity Measures
US Election 2024: The Final Countdown
The Case for Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity
Exploring the Full Spectrum of Fixed Income Strategies
An Introduction to Systematic Active Fixed Income
Climate Scenarios: An Introduction
USD Down, but Not Yet Out
US Economy Is Slowing
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q3 2024
Market Regime Indicator: Q2 2024
US Continuing Unemployment Claims Near Cycle Highs
Introduction to SPDR Portfolio Consulting
A Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
More Cash Sales, Longer Sale Cycle for US Existing Homes
Equities and the Path Forward
Five Reasons to Invest with the Fundamental Growth and Core Equity Team
The Modernization of Bond Market Trading and its Implications
Emerging Market Debt Outlook: Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
Optimizing a Global Credit Portfolio
Cross-Team Collaboration Sparks Fresh Perspectives
The Changing World of LDI
High Yield Now an Overweight
Active Quantitative Equity Quarterly
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
The Case for Active Investing in Equities
An Unusual Mortgage Refinancing Cycle Ahead
Gains in US Services Employment Near Pre-Covid Norms
EU Climate Benchmarks: Standards and Implications
Fixed Income Sustainable Investing : Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
Market Regime Indicator: Q1 2024
Path Clear for Rate Cut in September
Tariffs Pose Risk to the US Deficit
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2024
Defined Benefit Dynamism: Navigating Towards Better Outcomes
Inflation Relief Boosts Rate Cut Expectations
Striking a More Defensive Posture
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
LDI Monthly Update: November 2023
Market Regime Indicator: Q4 2023
The Wait Is Over
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Expectations Improve for US Equities
Canada GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations
Gold Nuggets: Records Are Made to Be Broken
Decoding the Market Reaction to Trump’s Win
Third Quarter 2019 Forecast
Emerging Market Debt
Peeling Back the Onion: Understanding What Goes into an ESG Rating
Credit Style Factors Can Provide Crucial Insights During Late-Cycle Market Resilience
LDI Monthly Update: December 2023
Environmental Stewardship Highlights
The French Election and the Markets
Is It Time for a Temporary USD Correction?
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q2 2024
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Optimizing Your Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
The Challenging Sustainable Investing Landscape One Size Does Not Fit All
Q4 2024 Bond Compass
How Indexed High Yield Can Complement Private Market Allocations
The Role of Active, Index and Systematic Investing in Fixed Income Portfolios
US Housing Sector Soft Patch Broadens
Sector ETF Momentum Map
Managing Private Market Asset Allocations
India Surpasses China in MSCI Index
Quality: The Path to Durable Competitive Advantage
Making Private Credit Allocations vs Leveraged Loans and High Yield
Global Market Portfolio 2024
Election Overshadows Fed's Rate Cut
Global High Yield Update – Q4 2023
Gold as a Strategic Asset Class
High Yield Still in Focus
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2024
US Unemployment Rate Bottoming Out Gently but Surely
Ripples From China
How To Invest: A Step by Step Guide
Mexico’s New Government: A Pivotal Moment for the Country’s Investment Story
A Turn to Japan
Role of Active and Indexing in Fixed Income Portfolios
Market Forecasts: Q3 2024
US Elections: Global Spillover Effects
Bond Yields Rise as US Election Draws Near
European Equities Overweighted
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2024
Emerging Opportunities
US Dollar Looks Oversold
Zooming Out: A Comprehensive Approach to Defining Economic Cycles
France’s Fiscal Fragility Strains the Eurozone
Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Outlook 2024
How Bank Loan ETFs Can Complement Private Market Allocations
What to Know About the Dutch Pension Reform
Robust Growth in UK Services Activity
Japan’s Path Ahead Amid Political Uncertainty
India Elections: Mind the Policy Gap
Investment Trends Among Sovereign Wealth Funds
Emerging Markets Outlook 2024
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q4 2023
Supply Chains Before and After the Pandemic
GCC Fixed Income: An Alternative Diversifier to Core Allocations
Our Approach to Leveraged Loan Indexing: A Q&A
Overview: Systematic Active Fixed Income Signals
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Pessimistic US Consumers May Have A Point, After All
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2023
Is AI the Right Prescription for the Health Care Industry?
Investing in the Future Approaches to Climate Change in Portfolios
Labor Market Resilience Offsets Geopolitical Tensions
2024 ETF Impact Survey
A Fundamental Approach to Climate Risk Assessment
Black Sheep of US Macro Proves Economy Slowing
EU Climate Benchmarks, Part 3
Sentiment Turns Positive for Emerging Markets
Exploring the Link Between Stock Price Volatility and ESG Scores
LDI Monthly Update: January 2024
An Enhanced Approach to Broad Emerging Markets Equity Exposure
Navigating Sustainable Investing Regulation as a Driver of Opportunity and Risk
Australian Retirement Survey During a Time of Change
January a Bump on, Not the End of US Disinflation Journey
US Jobs Data Not Bad Enough
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q2 2024
What Does the Return of Oil Volatility Mean for Commodities?
Mortgage Optimism Boosts Sentiment
Plenty of Drama, But Same Story
Market Volatility’s Back: Get In and Out with Liquid ETFs
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
Bonds are Back Where to Look, What to Do in 2024
Fixed Income Outlook 2024
Introduction to Barclays QPS
Key Takeaways from the Fed Meeting
Unlocking Opportunities in the Forgotten 493
US Macro Data Coming in Hot and Cold
Odds of RBA Rate Hike Increase
China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot
Could We See Further USD Gains?
SSGA Canadian Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts
Skilling Up During Disruption
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: April 2024
Shifting Sands: The GCC’s Equity Market Transformation
Systematic Investing in Credit Is Now Feasible
US Inflation Target Not in Hand, but in Sight
The Fixed Income Side of Factor Investing: What Investors Need to Know
ESG Insights
Overweight in High Yield Extended
Ireland Snapshot 2020
Emerging Market Debt at State Street Global Advisors
Implementation Alpha: Adding Value in Indexed Fixed Income
2024 Midyear Global Market Outlook
How Challenged are the US and Canadian Housing Sectors?
Will Red Sea Trade Disruptions Be a Pandemic-Level Shipwreck?
Investment Research Offsite 2024 Recap
Climate Facts
Q4 2024 Cash Outlook
Global Forecasts Are Little Changed
Is the End Well-Nigh for Quantitative Tightening?
5 Questions Every Scheme Should Ask in 2024
10-Year Yield Climbs Against Fed Policy
Stewardship Activity Report: Q1 2024
A Time for Sentiment
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2024
Distribution Trades: What Are They and How Can They Benefit ETF Investors?
Three Climate-Transition Stock Stories
September CPI Stronger Than Expected
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2023
Global Retirement Reality Report
Forecasts Improve for the Agg
Charitable Asset Management
Framework More Constructive on US Large Caps
Market Forecasts: Q2 2024
Expectation Improves for Equities
Fixed Income Roadmap 2024
Positioning the Pieces
The Tidal Wave of Global Debt: Causes and Consequences
A Letter From Our CIO: Systematic Equity Update
Takeaways from the Taiwan Election
Portfolio Protection: A Renaissance for Government Bonds
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Market Forecasts: Q1 2024
The Retirement Prism: Seeing Now and Later
Asset Stewardship Report
The Bullish Case for Japanese Equities
Systematic Equity — Active: Alpha Innovation and Advanced Technology
Building a Better Benchmark for Leveraged Loan Indexing
Will These Grey Swans Take Flight in 2024?
Risk Sentiments Still Favor Equities
Shining a Light on Small Caps
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Alpha Insights: Positioning for Peaking Yields
High Yield in Focus
Real Assets Insights: Q1 2024
US Consumer Credit Dynamics Send Cautionary Signals
The Markets
Fiscal (In)Stability
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: August 2024
China’s Latest Stimulus: Boosting Price, not Earnings
Featured Insights
Global High Yield Update – Q2 2024
A Letter From Our CIO: Indexed Fixed Income Update
Q4 2024 Credit Research Outlook
Time to Play Defense in the Bond Proxy Sectors?
Non-defense Aircraft Weigh on US Durable Goods Orders
Climate Bond Investing — Reduce the Carbon, Fund the Transition
The Case for Allocating to Emerging Market Debt
US Unemployment Measures Are Gently Bottoming Out
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Case Studies on Climate-Thematic Equity Investment Solutions
Macro Resilience Continues to Support Markets
Global High Yield Update Q1 2024
US Consumers Inflation Expectations Normalize
Active and Index: Fixed Income Building Blocks
US Equities Keep Rolling: Could It Really Be This Easy?
A Capital Efficient Approach for Managing DB Plan Assets
US Disinflation Has Further to Run
Monthly Cash Review November 2024
China’s Balance of Payments Matters More Than Ever
USD Holds Steady in Tight Range
ESG in Emerging Market Sovereign Debt: An Evolving Conversation
Achieving New Frontiers The Role of Bonds in Sustainable Investing
Emerging Market Equities: A Golden Era for Alpha Gen?
Yen Set for Gains in Volatile Markets
When Policy Rates Are Higher Than Growth
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2023
An Advanced Perspective on Securities Lending
Liquidity in SAFI Portfolios
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: May 2024
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: February 2024
Putting Investment Decisions Into Context
Unlocking the Securities Lending Potential of UCITS ETFs
USD Strength Hinges on Policy Stance
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Softening US Data Warrants Cautious Fed Approach
A Better Macro Policy Framework for Europe
UK Autumn Budget Signals Fiscal Expansion
Building a Portfolio: A Closer Look at Our Process
Navigating the Risk/Return Trade-off in SAFI Portfolios
2024 US Presidential Election Preview
A Customized Climate Bond Strategy
Yen: Opportunistic, but Limited Intervention
How to Position for Geopolitical Shocks in 2024
EU Climate Benchmarks: Paris Aligned or Climate Transition?
Elections
Stewardship Activity Report: Q4 2023
LDI Monthly Update: February 2024
Fed Cuts Delayed by Robust Labor Market Data
Credit Style Factors Explained
Economic parallels: China's future and the echoes of Japan's lost decades
Inflation Report Surprises Fade Rate Cut Prospects
Patents: Intangible Assets as a Signal for Innovation and Future Prospects
State of the Market
Can Japanese Equities Recover to New Highs?
Latest Data Suggests Need for Urgency
Making It Plain: Our Asset Stewardship Approach
Expect Bank of England to Cut in August
Fixed Income Midyear Outlook: Phase Transition
USD Poised for Downward Correction
US Election Wrap-up: The Comeback President and What Happens Next
An Active Fundamental Approach to the US Market
Elections and Equities: The Impact of the US Election on Sector Investing
Positioning The Pieces: GMO Implementation Guide
Europe in the Spotlight
The Growing US Budget Deficit
Quarterly Edition: Slowdown Ongoing but Rate Cuts on the Horizon Will Help
European Parliament Elections Matter in the Medium Term
SSGAL Section 172 Statement
Market Concentration, Dispersion, and the Active-Passive Debate
ECB Has Room to Cut More
Commodities Set for Revival Amid Global Shifts
Canada Snapshot
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2024
Bank of England Considers Rate Cut in Coming Quarters
Why an Equal-Weighted Index Is Not in Fact Equal
The Problem With Too Long of a Fed Delay?
Is the US Facing a Grand Era of De-Regulation?
Looking Back and Forward
European Equities Continue to Find Favor
Equity Outlook 2024
Weighing Your De-Risking Options
Gaps and Overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
Hold the R-Star Verdict
Software: Still Eating the World Just Taking a Pause to Digest
The US Housing Recession Is Over
April CPI Data Brings Relief
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2024
MPFL Section 172 Statement
S&P 500 Leadership Shifts Beyond Tech
US Small Businesses Scale Back Hiring, Compensation Plans
Systematic Equity- Active: Quarterly
Decoupling Volatility of Bonds vs Stocks
The Rise in Systematic Credit Investing
Making Connections
Back to the Futures: How Derivative Pricing Can Impact Index Funds
Putting the Power of AI to Work in Investing
Emerging Market Debt Enhancing a Global Bond Portfolio
UK Budget: 7 Takeaways for UK Pension Schemes
The Evergreen Case for a Strategic Allocation to High Yield
The Case for Defensive Equity Strategies
Investment Implications of BOJ’s Great Normalization
Central Bank Check-In: What’s Next Around the Globe
Climate Scenarios: Unpacking the 1.5°C Pathways
Weekly Economic Perspectives, 26 April 2024
Path to Lower Rates Won’t Be Uniform
LDI Monthly Update: March 2024
G10 Currencies to Remain Range Bound
Another Robust Quarter for US Household Consumption
US Public Debt at Record High
Global High Yield Update – Q3 2024
Constructing and Implementing a SAFI Portfolio
Unlocking the Korea Discount
Six Grey Swans That Could Move Markets in 2024
Worsening US Labor Differential Flashes Warning Sign
Quantifying Supply Chain ESG Risks: A Flexible Framework
Stage Being Set for Bank of Japan Rate Hike
Inflation Continues to Dominate Market Action
EMD Hard Currency
Bond Valuations Remain Unfazed
Insurance, Climate-Related Risks and the Rising Cost of Living
Disinflation Exception? The Special Case Of Insurance Costs
Market Forecasts: Q4 2024
Implementation: Going from Theory to Action
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2024
The Performance of US Equities in Election Years Over the Last Century
India: Where the Fireworks Come From
Emerging Markets: Choose the Right Target
Is Sentiment Turning?
Netherlands Snapshot 2020
Real Assets and Private Market Liquidity Considerations
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2024
Controlling Risk in Systematic Active Fixed Income Portfolios
Real Talk on Real Rates: A Data-Driven Look at the New Rate Paradigm