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By John Lovito - October 31, 2017
If I had to choose one word to describe the market during 2017, I’d say “resilient.” That’s notable because there were two major disruptions that could have resulted in prolonged volatility: the French elections and the Korean peninsula tensions. Fortunately, the market bounced back quickly and low volatility has been the primary story this year. And in fact, we don’t currently see any change on the horizon—at least not in the short term. That’s why we’re starting to add a little more risk to our portfolios. One thing we still have a keen eye on is inflation. Will it continue being benign? Are the faint blips on the radar just that, or are they indicators that global inflation is starting to pick up? In this quarter’s update, I dive into the three markets with the most risk for aggressive monetary policy: the U.S., the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Where do we see the biggest risk, and what does it mean as we head into 2018?
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Generally, as interest rates rise, bond prices fall. The opposite is true when interest rates decline.
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