May was an interesting month in the markets. 在一年的美元贬值和海外股市领先之后,市场出现了急剧逆转. U.S. 股市表现强劲,小盘股和成长型股领涨. Despite under performing their growth counterparts, U.S. value stocks posted positive returns. Meanwhile, the value of the dollar increased, fixed income yields fell, and foreign stocks were punished in the month.
Three key topics seem to be driving the negative sentiment abroad:
In the Market Perspectives, 拉菲娱乐平台多次承认,关税有引发贸易战的危险. 历史告诉拉菲娱乐平台,贸易战几乎总是以严重的痛苦告终,很少会产生“赢家”.“拉菲娱乐平台一直抱有希望,认为关税更多是“叫”而不是“咬”,最终目标是让关键贸易伙伴坐到谈判桌前,解决知识产权法等具体问题. Time will tell if our hopes will come true. 新一轮关税显然引起了国际市场的关注,并在这些正在复苏的经济体中引发了冲击波.
当拉菲娱乐平台重新审视债务担忧和欧盟讨论破裂时,这对欧洲来说又一次似曾相识. 2011年,欧洲爆发危机的可能性非常大,而2015年,希腊再次对同样的话题感到担忧. While we are not experts on Italy, 显然,民族主义民粹主义运动的势头在过去几年里在发达国家得到了加强. 欧元解体将对欧洲和全球经济产生非常真实和持久的影响. 要理解对意大利退出欧元区的担忧是否言过其实,现在还为时过早. 与希腊的经济类似,意大利的经济相对于较大的欧盟国家来说较小. Additionally, 许多意大利大公司的大部分收入来自意大利以外,如果意大利改变货币,这可能是一个机会.
Inside the U.S., economic data continues to be solid. On June 1st, a banner jobs number helped shift sentiment positive. The U.S. 在经济复苏的第10年,经济正在全速前进.
在过去的几年里,有很多关于股票回购的文章发表. 一些文章声称,它们是股价上涨的唯一原因,而另一些文章则声称,首席执行官们通过股票回购错误地配置了资本,从而实施了某种形式的信托渎职行为. These types of statements are hyperbolic. In an attempt to clarify, we offer our thoughts:
By: Dustin Barr, CFA
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