Market Matters from New York Life Investments

Geopolitical risk has so much impact on navigating the markets, but can feel impossible to position around. Lauren Goodwin, Julia Hermann, and Michael LoGalbo talk through their framework for how geopolitical risks make their way into portfolios, and discuss investment approaches that can seek to protect against – or benefit from – macro volatility.

Commercial real estate has been considered a simmering risk for the U.S. economy. But amid pockets of stress, investors can find opportunity. Julia Hermann is joined by Jon Miniman, Global Portfolio Manager at CBRE Investment Management, for a look under the hood of listed real estate.

A year after a near-crisis, U.S. banks are showing resilience. But with interest rate moves, an economic slowdown, and normalization from a pro-liquidity environment ahead, what is next for the banking sector? Julia Hermann hosts a comprehensive status update with Portfolio Manager and Credit Analyst Mark Kehoe of MacKay Shields.

NYLIM’s Global Market Strategy team is handing listeners their allocation playbook. Lauren Goodwin, Julia Hermann, and Michael LoGalbo have teamed up to stack up their macro views, allocation approaches, and specific asset class views to help investors navigate not just this cycle, but the next.

This week on the podcast, Lauren Goodwin, Julia Hermann, and Michael LoGalbo launch their new economic outlook series: Macro Pulse. Tune in for their updated views on the global macro cycle themes impacting asset allocation.

The U.S.-China tech relationship has risen to the top of many investors’ geopolitical concerns. From TikTok to chip production, the past few weeks have seen several developments in this relationship, carrying both risks and opportunities. Tune in as Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann unpack this long-term market force.

New data on immigration into the U.S. has sparked new discussions among economists. Is it the missing link to explain strong economic growth? Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann discuss what they learned – and what they didn’t – from the recent figures.

The Bank of Japan’s historic decision to end its Negative Interest Rate Policy has far-reaching implications for global investors. Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann discuss the shifts in Japan’s economy that allowed for this policy adjustment, and what it means for government bond demand and the long-term path of global interest rates.

2 months of slightly-too-hot inflation. A Fed meeting this week. A market eager for interest rate cuts. Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann are standing by their base case and sharing updated scenarios for prices ahead.

The dollar’s up – but what does a strong dollar really mean for investors? Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo navigate the maze of recent short-term dollar movements and how this can translate into an international investing approach.