2Q review: The rally continues, but risks are growing

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Markets climbed in the second quarter, driven mainly by the tech rally and hopes of an imminent end to monetary tightening. However, notable risks to the rally lay ahead, including

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Housing affordability: Another headwind of the U.S. economy

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U.S. housing affordability worsened considerably in 2022, driven by expensive home prices and soaring mortgage rates. With the Federal Reserve remaining focused on inflation, a quick recovery from here is

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Principal Financial Group – Global Financial Inclusion Index

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Singapore is the world’s most financially inclusive market, alongside the U.S., Nordic Europe, and Hong Kong, according to the inaugural Global Financial Inclusion Index (Index) sponsored by Principal Financial Group®. The research, conducted

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Global inflation: Past the peak but still very troublesome

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Despite signs that inflation has likely peaked in certain areas of the world, the idea that the global monetary tightening cycle might soon come to an end is misplaced. With

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Principal launches tailored EMD fund for Australian institutional market

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Principal Global Investors®, a leading asset management firm with over US$576.8 billion in assets under management, today announced the launch of its new, total return emerging market debt (EMD) Fund

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US election fireworks not over yet, but the wild ride will end

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The most contentious Presidential election in US history? “Polls continue to signal a decisive victory for Joe Biden, with some models predicting a double-digit percentage Biden popular vote more than

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Principal wins Emerging Markets Debt Strategy of the Year Award

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Principal Global Investors and its Finisterre Emerging Market Debt Total Return Strategy has been awarded the Emerging Markets Debt Strategy of the Year by Pension Bridge. The honour was announced

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Investing in emerging Asia amid rising global tensions

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Europe reaches tipping point Tensions between the US and China are heating up and the European Union is facing increasing pressure to choose a side in the wake of COVID-19.

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Recovery will be challenging and lengthy

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Recovery from the pandemic recession is in progress around the world. It’s well underway in China and parts of Southeast Asia and getting a good start in the Eurozone and

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Recovery optimism: COVID-19 and the shortest recession on record

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COVID-19 has severely disrupted the world’s economy, plunging it into the worst recession since 1930 and putting an end to the longest economic uptrend in history. According to the National

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