Webinar – Investing In A Drawn-Out Late-Cycle Environment – (71min:13sec) – March 1, 2023
Webcasts & Webinars ·
Today’s MRB Webinar featured Salvatore Ruscitti discussing the outlook for the U.S. equity market and the implications of the late-cycle macro environment for portfolio positioning.
U.S. Equities – Our Favorite Charts – August 26, 2022
· Equities ·
Today’s report presents some of our recent “favorite” charts.
Webcast – How Much Help Will Economic Stabilizers Provide? – (11min:53sec) – August 9, 2022
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In this week’s Webcast, global strategist Peter Perkins discusses the key drives of the capital market outlook for the next 6-12 months and MRB’s recommended asset allocation.
Regional Equities – Regional & Sectoral Balance For Turbulent Times – June 23, 2022
· Equities ·
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. Equities – Utility Stocks: The Catalysts For Sustained Outperformance Are Not In Place – April 6, 2022
· Equities ·
U.S. utility stocks have enjoyed a relative bounce in recent months after a period of extended underperformance.
U.S. Equities – Continue To Favor U.S. Health Care Stocks Over Other Defensive Sectors – February 17, 2022
· Equities ·
The shift of monetary policy from ultra-accommodative towards normalization is ushering in a regime of greater volatility in the equity and bond markets
U.S. Equities – What The Bond Market Rout Means For U.S. Equities – March 2, 2021
· Equities ·
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.
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.
U.S. Sector Strategy – 2021 Outlook: From Rally To Rotation – December 23, 2020
· Equities ·
The expected widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has boosted the outlook for the global economy.
U.S. Equities – Election Post-Mortem: The Implications For U.S. Equity Sectors – November 17, 2020
· Equities ·
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.
U.S. Equities – Trump Vs Biden: Where The Presidential Nominees Stand On Energy Policy – October 8, 2020
· Equities ·
The upcoming election presents a stark contrast between Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s promise to overhaul the U.S. energy system to urgently deal with climate change
U.S. Equities – Follow The Profit Cycle – July 23, 2020
· Equities ·
The uncertainties unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic pose a significant challenge for investment strategy.
U.S. Equities – The Virus Makes The Timeline – March 31, 2020
· Equities ·
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 – Looking Back At 2019 and Ahead To 2020 – January 9, 2020
· Equities ·
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.
U.S. Sector Strategy – 2020 Outlook: Earnings Growth Will Still Be King – December 18, 2019
· Equities ·
Today’s report discusses how to position U.S. equity portfolios for the year ahead.
U.S. Equities – Stocks Go All-In On A Trade Deal – November 18, 2019
· Equities ·
U.S. equity prices have made new highs in the past month, with reduced recession fears and optimism about an easing of U.S./China trade tensions driving the advance
Global Equities – An Old, But Not Fully Mature Earnings Cycle – October 15, 2019
· Asset Class Reports · Equities ·
The global earnings upcycle is advanced, but should continue in the sluggish growth environment we anticipate in the year ahead.
U.S. Equities – What Health Care Stocks Have That Other Defensive Sectors Lack – August 20, 2019
· Equities ·
Concerns about disruptive policy changes and headline risk in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election have pressured the relative performance of the health care sector this year
Webcast – August Storms (9min:14sec) – August 14, 2019
Webcasts & Webinars ·
In this week’s webcast Salvatore Ruscitti discusses recent trade and geopolitical events and their implications for the U.S. equity market outlook and portfolio strategy.
U.S. Equities – At The Edge Of A Cliff? – August 8, 2019
· Equities ·
Equities have sold off sharply in the past week as the U.S. and China have ratcheted up pressure on each other in their deepening trade dispute.
Theme – MRB’s Annual Overview Of Key Investment Themes (Part II) – May 29, 2019
· Themes ·
This is Part II of a two-part annual update of the big-picture themes that form the foundation for MRB’s longer-term investment strategy.
U.S. Equities – Navigating Trade Uncertainties – May 14, 2019
· Equities ·
Equities have been jolted in the past week after an abrupt escalation in trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
U.S. Sector Strategy – Signs Of Stability, But Too Early To Rotate Out Of Quality And Growth – April 4, 2019
· Equities ·
The first quarter saw cyclical stocks rebound from deeply oversold levels relative to their defensives counterparts.
Webcast – An Update On The U.S. Market Outlook And Sector Positioning (7min:45sec) – February 13, 2019
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In this week’s webcast, Salvatore Ruscitti discusses the outlook for U.S. equities and MRB’s recommended positioning.
U.S. Equity Sectors – Don’t Chase Mini Rotations – October 4, 2018
· Equities ·
The crosscurrents of strong corporate earnings and global trade/non-U.S. growth uncertainties warrant maintaining only a modestly pro-growth sector positioning stance.
Webcast – GICS Reclassification And Its Implications (10min:07sec) – August 1 2018
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In this week’s webcast, Salvatore Ruscitti looks at the upcoming changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), and discusses their potential impact on sector behavior and the implications for investment strategy.
U.S. Equities – The Upcoming Reshuffling Of Sectors: What Are The Implications For Investors? – July 31, 2018
· Equities ·
Major revisions to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) structure are scheduled to go into effect on September 28, 2018.
U.S. Equities – Fundamentals Still Favor A Moderately Pro-Cyclical Positioning Stance – July 10, 2018
· Equities ·
The equity market has been resilient of late despite escalating trade tensions.
Asia Ex-Japan Report – China’s Bear: Hunt Or Run? – July 10, 2018
· Emerging Markets · Equities ·
Despite large differences in sector composition, valuations, and international trade exposure, correlations between China’s CSI-300 index, the MSCI China and MSCI Hong Kong indexes have risen to the highest levels in more than a decade.