Real Economy – Harlyn Research LLP

A Label Without Meaning

Friday, July 21st, 2023

EM Equities have too much complexity and not enough return

All EM equity indices comprise a mix of countries which once shared some important economic characteristics, but no longer do. The whole asset class is dominated by China, where the investment outlook is increasingly uncertain. Looking at over 20 different countries with vastly different growth profiles and levels of income no longer makes sense. Investors who wish to reduce the complexity of their portfolios should think about swapping their EM equity allocation for one to India on its own. It has outperformed its benchmark by a substantial margin over the last 5,10, and 20 years and will probably continue to do so given its superior demographic profile and productivity outlook.

Filed under: Categories: China, Emerging Markets, India, Real Economy

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Should We Be Worried?

Friday, February 18th, 2022

Investors need to price the risk of recession in 2023

A recession in 2023 is not our central case, but investors ought to price the risk of it happening, in order to reduce the probability that it will. We would be surprised if the Federal Reserve were to raise rates seven times in 2022, mainly because that would automatically cause the consensus to reduce its forecasts for US growth in 2023. The Fed’s hawkishness in 2016 had a similar effect and we see early signs of this happening in two of our main models. Investment Grade has hit a five-year low in our US$ fixed income model. Investors are now concerned about credit quality for the first time in years. Industrials have just been downgraded to underweight in our US equity sector model, which nearly always indicates that investors are worried about the outlook for the real economy.

Filed under: Categories: Corporate Bonds, Equities, Real Economy

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