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Regional Equities – Regional & Sectoral Balance For Turbulent Times – June 23, 2022
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The macro backdrop will remain challenging in the near term as investors assess the trade-off between elevated inflation and economic growth risks

U.S. Equity Sectors – Tech Stocks: It May Be More Than Just Valuation Headwinds – April 22, 2022
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U.S. Equities – Will Rising Bond Yields Pummel Tech Stocks? – November 9, 2021
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U.S. technology stocks and growth equities more generally have been enormous beneficiaries of financial repression and the low interest rate environment that has prevailed since the Great Financial Crisis.

U.S. Equities – Semiconductor & Semi Equipment Stocks: Risks To The Cycle Are Piling Up – October 27, 2021
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After a huge run in the second half of 2020, the relative performance of U.S. semiconductor stocks has leveled off this year.

U.S. Equities – U.S. Growth Stocks: The Bar For Positive Surprises Is Very High – August 6, 2021
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Peak earnings growth, easing bond yields, and anxieties about the economic outlook have put U.S. growth stocks back in favor.

Absolute Return Strategy – Is Good News Now Bad? – March 4, 2021
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One of the leading threats we identified for financial markets in 2021 is now occurring, namely that bond yields rise too fast.

U.S. Equities – What The Bond Market Rout Means For U.S. Equities – March 2, 2021
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U.S. equity prices have been volatile of late due to a rapid rise in bond yields as government fixed-income markets have begun to discount stronger-than-expected economic growth and higher inflation.

U.S. Equity Sectors – Tech Stocks: Gathering Headwinds – February 26, 2021
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Equities – Canada: Earnings Beta Still Tied To Resources – February 24, 2021
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Canadian stocks will benefit from an improving domestic and global economy over the next 6-12 months, but we expect them to continue to underperform their global peers during the period.

Roundtable – U.S. Equity Sectors With Salvatore Ruscitti – January 28, 2021
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In this Roundtable, MRB’s U.S. Equity Strategist, Salvatore Ruscitti, discusses the outlook for the U.S. equity market and highlights our recommended sector positioning.

Absolute Return Strategy – Selectivity After The Runup – January 12, 2021
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This report focuses on positioning around the potential for some near-term turbulence in global equity markets following the recent sharp upleg.

U.S. Sector Strategy – 2021 Outlook: From Rally To Rotation – December 23, 2020
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The expected widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has boosted the outlook for the global economy.

Webinar – The Great Equity & Currency Rotation – (89min:16sec) – November 18, 2020
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In this week’s special MRB Webinar, Phillip Colmar and Mehran Nakhjavani address the question of asset rotation and answer questions from clients.

U.S. Equities – Election Post-Mortem: The Implications For U.S. Equity Sectors – November 17, 2020
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The U.S. election will not be certified by the Electoral College until mid-December, but Joe Biden is almost certain to be the next president.

Weekly Macro Strategy – Moving Another Notch – November 13, 2020
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The pandemic is slowing the rebound in economic activity outside of Asia. However, the 6-12 month outlook has improved because U.S. political uncertainty has diminished and there are higher odds of successful COVID-19 remedies.

Theme – Secular Equity Bull Market: Is There More Upside? – October 21, 2020
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Most investment strategy is focused on the cyclical trend in asset prices (i.e. the swings within a single economic or business cycle).

Absolute Return Strategy – The Opportunities Are In The Laggards – September 10, 2020
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It has been a bumpy ride for investors over the past week as equities abruptly pulled back from overbought levels, before catching a bid yesterday.

Absolute Return Strategy – Equity Leaders Vs Everything Else – September 3, 2020
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Market leaders typically have a material influence on overall equity performance, but it has been dramatic this year.

U.S. Equities – Trump Vs Biden: Who’s Better For U.S. Tech Stocks? – August 31, 2020
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The occupant of the White House over the next four years will have an influence on the outlook for the tech industry

U.S. Equities – Follow The Profit Cycle – July 23, 2020
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The uncertainties unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic pose a significant challenge for investment strategy.

Theme – Mania Profiling (Part VI): What Assets Will Be Next? – May 12, 2020
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This report concludes our series on profiling asset manias. We began this series in late-2019 by outlining MRB’s framework for asset bubbles and compared the current macro backdrop with factors that have traditionally led to manic episodes.

U.S. Equities – Navigating The Growth Vs Value Style Imbalance – May 7, 2020
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Growth stocks have continued to exert market leadership this year amid the COVID pandemic.

U.S. Equities – Tech Stocks: An Overdue Reality Check – April 27, 2020
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U.S. technology stocks have been relatively resilient amid the COVID-19 health crisis and economic shutdown.

U.S. Equities – The Virus Makes The Timeline – March 31, 2020
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U.S. stock prices have recently bounced from their lows. To a large degree, the performance of the equity market going forward will be a function of sentiment towards the 2021 earnings outlook

U.S. Equities – Will The Equity Market Catch The Flu? – February 12, 2020
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After an initial modest drawdown, the U.S. equity market has more than recouped all its earlier losses from coronavirus fears.

Absolute Return Strategy – Trading Manias & Crashes – January 29, 2020
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Global equities stumbled in the last week after surging over the past year.

Equities – Global Equities: Handicaps For Small-Cap Stocks – January 24, 2020
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U.S. Equities – Tech Stocks: No Room For Disappointment – January 22, 2020
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U.S. IT stocks have been on a tear in the past year.

U.S. Equities – Looking Back At 2019 and Ahead To 2020 – January 9, 2020
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The U.S. equity market has started the year on a choppy note, with geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran whipsawing stocks prices in recent days.

Webcast – U.S. Equity Market Outlook: How To Position In 2020 (19min:04sec) – January 3, 2020
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In this week’s Webcast Salvatore Ruscitti discusses the 2020 outlook for the U.S. equity market and how to position portfolios for the year ahead.