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Gains in US Services Employment Near Pre-Covid Norms
Mortgage Optimism Boosts Sentiment
Supply Chains Before and After the Pandemic
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Commodities Set for Revival Amid Global Shifts
Gold as a Strategic Asset Class
Outlook Improves for Fixed Income
Market Forecasts: Q1 2024
Global Forecasts Are Little Changed
Building a Better Benchmark for Leveraged Loan Indexing
Putting Investment Decisions Into Context
A Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
UK Budget: 7 Takeaways for UK Pension Schemes
Playback of Client Call: Liquidity Update with Global Trading
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: August 2024
Asset Stewardship Report 2018
The Defensive Qualities of High Yield
The Challenging Sustainable Investing Landscape One Size Does Not Fit All
Elections Extend US Dollar Strength
Systematic Investing in Credit Is Now Feasible
2024 US Election – Big or Small Macro Policy Shift Coming?
GCC Region in Bloom
Credit Style Factors Can Provide Crucial Insights During Late-Cycle Market Resilience
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
How Indexed High Yield Can Complement Private Market Allocations
Odds of Fed December Cut Increase
Black Sheep of US Macro Proves Economy Slowing
US Public Debt at Record High
Understanding Money Market Funds
LDI Monthly Update: February 2024
The Outlook for Emerging Market Debt Improves
April CPI Data Brings Relief
Why & How S&P 500 ESG Leaders Works
Renewed Energy in 2020
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: May 2024
Emerging Markets Beyond China
Convertibles Well Positioned for a Soft Landing
S&P 500 Leadership Shifts Beyond Tech
US Election 2024: The Final Countdown
Real Talk on Real Rates: A Data-Driven Look at the New Rate Paradigm
Trading Best Practices for Volatile Markets
Small-cap Equities: Crafted for a Soft Landing
US Consumer Credit Dynamics Send Cautionary Signals
An Active Fundamental Approach to the US Market
A Time for Sentiment
How Bank Loan ETFs Can Complement Private Market Allocations
The Markets
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2024
A Balanced Approach in US Equities is Starting to Pay Dividends
The Tidal Wave of Global Debt: Causes and Consequences
Equities and the Path Forward
Odds of RBA Rate Hike Increase
Convexity in Fixed Income Portfolio Management
Q4 2024 Bond Compass
US Housing Sector Soft Patch Broadens
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
2024 ETF Impact Survey
A Capital Efficient Approach for Managing DB Plan Assets
SSGA Canadian Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts
The Problem With Too Long of a Fed Delay?
Investing in the Future Approaches to Climate Change in Portfolios
An Advanced Perspective on Securities Lending
Expectations Improve for US Equities
Quarterly Edition: Gentle Step Down in Global Growth
Will These Grey Swans Take Flight in 2024
The Modernization of Bond Market Trading and its Implications
China’s Latest Stimulus: Boosting Price, not Earnings
The Wait Is Over
Fed Cuts Delayed by Robust Labor Market Data
Sentiment Turns Positive for Emerging Markets
China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot
MPFL Section 172 Statement
Investment Implications of BOJ’s Great Normalization
The Case for Systematic Investing in Credit
Liquid Real Assets in DC Pension Plans
Overview: Systematic Active Fixed Income Signals
Global High Yield Update – Q4 2023
Japan’s Path Ahead Amid Political Uncertainty
2020 Vision: Focus on Finding Opportunities
Trump 2.0: Implications for Taiwan, South Korea, and China’s Tech Sectors
Canada Snapshot
When Policy Rates Are Higher Than Growth
Broadening Out From Tech
Defined Benefit Dynamism: Navigating Towards Better Outcomes
Inflation Relief Boosts Rate Cut Expectations
Time to Play Defense in the Bond Proxy Sectors?
Patents: Intangible Assets as a Signal for Innovation and Future Prospects
Emerging Market Debt at State Street Global Advisors
Bonds are Back Where to Look, What to Do in 2024
2024 US Presidential Election Preview
Worsening US Labor Differential Flashes Warning Sign
Environmental Stewardship Highlights
European ETF Industry Evolution
US Unemployment Measures Are Gently Bottoming Out
Real Assets Review
Unlocking the Securities Lending Potential of UCITS ETFs
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
An Update on Dividend Aristocrats
Is the End Well-Nigh for Quantitative Tightening?
The Case for Allocating to Emerging Market Debt
Investment Research Offsite 2024 Recap
The Bullish Case for Japanese Equities
Introduction to SPDR Portfolio Consulting
Five Reasons to Invest with the Fundamental Growth and Core Equity Team
LDI Monthly Update: April 2024
India: Where the Fireworks Come From
US Election Wrap-up: The Comeback President and What Happens Next
Constructing and Implementing a SAFI Portfolio
Fed Balance Sheet And Financial System Liquidity Measures
Elections and Equities: The Impact of the US Election on Sector Investing
Implementation Alpha: Adding Value in Indexed Fixed Income
Emerging Market Debt Outlook: Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
Global High Yield Update – Q3 2024
Plenty of Drama, But Same Story
USD Poised for Downward Correction
Financial Stocks: Banking on Trump
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report Ireland Snapshot
Insurance, Climate-Related Risks and the Rising Cost of Living
Alpha Insights: Positioning for Peaking Yields
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Fixed Income Sustainable Investing : Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
Weighing Your De-Risking Options
Sector ETF Momentum Map
Investment Trends Among Sovereign Wealth Funds
Distribution Trades: What Are They and How Can They Benefit ETF Investors?
The Case for High Yield
SPDR® ETFs Throughout the COVID-19 Crisis
Global Retirement Reality Report
What Does the Downward Interest Rate Trajectory Imply for Infrastructure Investors?
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Webcast Fed Liquidity Programs and ETFs
Market Regime Indicator: Q1 2024
Shocks and Reversals
Quantum Computing: Evolution or Revolution?
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2023
Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations
Is Sentiment Turning?
Political and Economic Unknowns Drive Equity Sector Shifts
Emerging Opportunities
Equity Market Outlook 2025
Fixed Income Midyear Outlook: Phase Transition
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
Bond Yields Rise as US Election Draws Near
Could ‘70s Era Stagflation Make a Comeback?
Global Equities: A Shift in Performance Drivers
US Small Businesses Scale Back Hiring, Compensation Plans
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q2 2024
Macro Resilience Continues to Support Markets
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Systematic Equity- Active: Quarterly
Skilling Up During Disruption
Q4 2024 Cash Outlook
Global High Yield Update – Q2 2024
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Inflation Continues to Dominate Market Action
Transition Into Broad Equities Exposure With ESG ETFs
What Does the Return of Oil Volatility Mean for Commodities?
Stewardship Activity Report: Q1 2024
LDI Monthly Update: January 2024
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2024
Latest Data Suggests Need for Urgency
Three Climate-Transition Stock Stories
Real Assets Insights: Q3 2024
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: November 2024
Quarterly Edition: Slowdown Ongoing but Rate Cuts on the Horizon Will Help
Yen Set for Gains in Volatile Markets
European ETFs Proved Resilient in 2023
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: February 2024
GCC Fixed Income: An Alternative Diversifier to Core Allocations
Market Forecasts: Q2 2024
Navigating the Risk/Return Trade-off in SAFI Portfolios
LDI Monthly Update: December 2023
Managing Private Market Asset Allocations
Charitable Asset Management
Optimizing Your Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Third Quarter 2019 Forecast
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q2 2024
Europe in the Spotlight
A Letter From Our CIO: Systematic Equity Update
The Fed forays into ETFs
Climate Scenarios: Unpacking the 1.5°C Pathways
Disinflation Exception? The Special Case Of Insurance Costs
September CPI Stronger Than Expected
A Letter From Our CIO: Indexed Fixed Income Update
The Case for Defensive Equity Strategies
Q4 2024 Credit Research Outlook
The Outlook for Infrastructure in 2024
Tipping Point: Is The RBA On Track For A Rate Hike?
EU Climate Benchmarks: Standards and Implications
A Turn to Japan
Factoring in Cash Flow: the Rise of Quality Aristocrats
Unlocking the Korea Discount
G10 Currencies to Remain Range Bound
Sentiment Improves for Fixed Income
Economic parallels: China's future and the echoes of Japan's lost decades
Q3 Credit Research Outlook
Ripples From China
High Yield Now an Overweight
Zooming Out: A Comprehensive Approach to Defining Economic Cycles
Making It Plain: Our Asset Stewardship Approach
The Evolving Opportunity in Emerging Market Equities
US Jobs Data Not Bad Enough
The Changing World of LDI
The Case for Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity
Election Overshadows Fed's Rate Cut
The Weekly ETF Brief
De-Risking Effectively Using Fixed Income Building Blocks
What to Know About the Dutch Pension Reform
Systematic Equity — Active: Alpha Innovation and Advanced Technology
Putting the Power of AI to Work in Investing
Exploring the Link Between Stock Price Volatility and ESG Scores
US Disinflation Has Further to Run
An Enhanced Approach to Broad Emerging Markets Equity Exposure
Climate Bond Investing — Reduce the Carbon, Fund the Transition
India Surpasses China in MSCI Index
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2024
Robust Growth in UK Services Activity
Labor Market Resilience Offsets Geopolitical Tensions
Risk Sentiments Still Favor Equities
Implementation: Going from Theory to Action
Blending Active and Index Building Blocks for Better Fixed Income Outcomes
Controlling Risk in Systematic Active Fixed Income Portfolios
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: April 2024
Fixed Income Outlook 2025
Expect Bank of England to Cut in August
ESG Insights
Forecasts Improve for the Agg
Weekly Economic Perspectives, 26 April 2024
Inflation Signals December Rate Cut
Could We See Further USD Gains?
A Fundamental Approach to Climate Risk Assessment
Shifting Sands: The GCC’s Equity Market Transformation
A Look at Short Duration Emerging Markets Hard Currency
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2024
Global High Yield Update Q1 2024
USD Holds Steady in Tight Range
Fixed Income Roadmap 2024
Bank of England Considers Rate Cut in Coming Quarters
EM Equities at a Crossroads: Which Signs to Follow?
Global Market Portfolio 2024
US Elections: Global Spillover Effects
US Economy Is Slowing
Achieving New Frontiers The Role of Bonds in Sustainable Investing
January a Bump on, Not the End of US Disinflation Journey
Emerging Market Debt
Emerging Markets: Choose the Right Target
More Cash Sales, Longer Sale Cycle for US Existing Homes
Asset Stewardship Report
US Housing Activity Shifts
Canada GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations
Active Quantitative Equity Quarterly
Can Japanese Equities Recover to New Highs?
The Role of Active, Index and Systematic Investing in Fixed Income Portfolios
Striking a More Defensive Posture
An Unusual Mortgage Refinancing Cycle Ahead
USD Down, but Not Yet Out
An Introduction to Systematic Active Fixed Income
Key Takeaways from the Fed Meeting
ECB Has Room to Cut More
Exploring Transformative Technologies
Global CIO Reaction to US Presidential Election
Adapt and Thrive: Evolution and Innovation in Emerging Markets
Pessimistic US Consumers May Have A Point, After All
Featured Insights
Making Private Credit Allocations vs Leveraged Loans and High Yield
Rising Yields Signal Economic Resilience
European Equities Continue to Find Favor
10-Year Yield Climbs Against Fed Policy
Canada Inflation Continues to Ease
Navigating Uncertain Bond Markets with Short-duration Credit
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Positioning The Pieces: GMO Implementation Guide
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2024
Market Forecasts: Q4 2024
The Rise in Systematic Credit Investing
US Small Cap Value Weighted–Three Dimensions of Market Rotation
Why & How S&P 500 ESG Leaders Works
Macroeconomic Outlook 2025
Cross-Team Collaboration Sparks Fresh Perspectives
Convex — and Ahead of the Curve: SPDR Global Convertible Bond ETF Turns 10
India Elections: Mind the Policy Gap
Emerging Market Equities: A Golden Era for Alpha Gen?
Growth Fuels Currency Moves
Real Assets Insights: Q1 2024
Exploring the Full Spectrum of Fixed Income Strategies
Elections
Geopolitical Outlook 2025
Looking Back and Forward
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2024
Implementing Your De-Risking Strategy: Plan-by-Plan Considerations
Gaps and Overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
Real Assets and Private Market Liquidity Considerations
Market Forecasts: Q3 2024
Espresso
Annual Rebalance for the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index
The Evergreen Case for a Strategic Allocation to High Yield
US Mid Caps: the Goldilocks Equity Sector in a Trump World
Portfolio Construction Beyond 60/40
Softening US Data Warrants Cautious Fed Approach
US Elections Finish Line in Sight: Revisiting Our Outlook
SSGAL Section 172 Statement
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q3 2024
Our Approach to Leveraged Loan Indexing: A Q&A
France’s Fiscal Fragility Strains the Eurozone
Is the US Facing a Grand Era of De-Regulation?
LDI Monthly Update: March 2024
Capturing Leveraged Loan Beta: How Index Strategies Can Be an Effective Vehicle for Loan Market Exposure
Time Again for Outcome Investing?
Stage Being Set for Bank of Japan Rate Hike
EU Climate Benchmarks: Paris Aligned or Climate Transition?
Odds of Larger ECB Cuts Increase
Six Grey Swans That Could Move Markets in 2024
How to Position for Geopolitical Shocks in 2024
Is Trump a Green Light for Convertibles and US High Yield?
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Tariffs Pose Risk to the US Deficit
UK Elections: Potential for Upside Surprises
Portfolio Protection: A Renaissance for Government Bonds
Another Robust Quarter for US Household Consumption
Trump’s Triumph Delivers Equity Sector Winners and Losers
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2023
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2024
Unlocking Opportunities in the Forgotten 493
Climate Facts
Optimizing a Global Credit Portfolio
Takeaways from the Taiwan Election
Is AI the Right Prescription for the Health Care Industry?
Liquidity in SAFI Portfolios
US Consumers Inflation Expectations Normalize
High Yield in Focus
Stewardship Activity Report: Q4 2023
Market Concentration, Dispersion, and the Active-Passive Debate
Expectation Improves for Equities
US Macro Data Coming in Hot and Cold
Master the Mechanics of ETF Trading – Prüfung (test)
Building a Portfolio: A Closer Look at Our Process
Path Clear for Rate Cut in September
Software: Still Eating the World Just Taking a Pause to Digest
The Fixed Income Side of Factor Investing: What Investors Need to Know
Equity Outlook: At the Turn of the Tide
Global Convertible Bonds: A Balanced Profile for a Soft Landing
Rising Political Risks Drive Currency Markets
Introduction to Barclays QPS
Case Studies on Climate-Thematic Equity Investment Solutions
European Equities Overweighted
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2024
US Dollar Looks Oversold
High Yield Still in Focus
Overweight in High Yield Extended
Inflation Report Surprises Fade Rate Cut Prospects
Credit Style Factors Explained
Making Connections
Back to the Futures: How Derivative Pricing Can Impact Index Funds
Monthly Cash Review December 2024
Guide to Using the Sector Momentum Map
The Consequences of the Global Liquidity Crisis for Emerging Markets Investors
Global Dividend Aristocrats Target Stocks with a Long-Term Track Record
Lending Returns Decline Along With Volatility
A Better Macro Policy Framework for Europe
A Customized Climate Bond Strategy
Emerging Market Debt Enhancing a Global Bond Portfolio
Market Regime Indicator: Q2 2024
Small-cap Equities: Entering a Sweet Spot?
Lofty Real Rate Expectations
Gold Nuggets: Records Are Made to Be Broken
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2024
The Case for Active Investing in Equities
Market Regime Indicator: Q4 2023
EU Climate Benchmarks, Part 3
European Parliament Elections Matter in the Medium Term
Fiscal (In)Stability
Non-defense Aircraft Weigh on US Durable Goods Orders
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q4 2023
Finding the Right Path
Path to Lower Rates Won’t Be Uniform
Q3 2024 Cash Outlook
2024 Midyear Global Market Outlook
Yen: Opportunistic, but Limited Intervention
Navigating Sustainable Investing Regulation as a Driver of Opportunity and Risk
The US Housing Recession Is Over
Market Volatility’s Back: Get In and Out with Liquid ETFs
The French Election and the Markets
UK Election Outlook
Mexico’s New Government: A Pivotal Moment for the Country’s Investment Story
Central Bank Check-In: What’s Next Around the Globe
Australian Retirement Survey During a Time of Change
US Growth and Elections Drive Currency Markets
The Impact of Crisis-Driven Dividend Cuts
US Equities Keep Rolling: Could It Really Be This Easy?
UK Autumn Budget Signals Fiscal Expansion
Casting a Wide Net: Why True Passive Strategies Are Rare Catches
The Performance of US Equities in Election Years Over the Last Century
Will Red Sea Trade Disruptions Be a Pandemic-Level Shipwreck?
State of the Market
USD Strength Hinges on Policy Stance
Fixed Income Stewardship Program Updates
Quality: The Path to Durable Competitive Advantage
Decoding the Market Reaction to Trump’s Win
US Mid-cap Equities–Economic Exceptionalism at a Reasonable Price