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Canada’s economy is clearly losing steam, and many economists are expecting a more significant downturn in the second half of this year.

United States: The U.S. equity rally could continue, particularly were inflation to fall quickly and the U.S. Federal Reserve were to cut interest rates in an environment where economic growth is sustained.

European stocks are relatively attractive based on valuations, earnings expectations are reasonable and macroeconomic signals appear to have stabilized.

Asian equities rose in the latest quarter given a solid global economic backdrop and as inflation continued to decline from uncomfortably high levels.

Last year was a historic period for emerging-market fixed income: interest rates set by central banks were for the first time on a par with those in developed markets.

Executive summary

A variety of factors have motivated us to upgrade the likelihood of a soft landing for the U.S. economy to 60% from 40% last quarter. We now look for modest growth in the first half of 2024 instead of recession.

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Economy

We upgraded the likelihood of a soft landing for the U.S. economy to 60% from 40% last quarter, and now look for modest growth in the first half of 2024 instead of recession.

Fixed Income

Our models indicate that the appropriate level for bond yields is lower if inflation continues to fall as we expect. A variety of bullish technical measures also suggest a solid outlook for bonds.

Equity markets

Global equities have enjoyed a powerful rally in the past quarter, with many major markets reaching record highs. Most of the recent gains, however, have been delivered by a narrow set of mega-cap technology stocks.

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