Central banks pull victory back from the edge, says Principal Global Investors

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What a difference a year makes “Last summer, developed market government bond yields collapsed. The U.S. ten-year Treasury yield dropped to 1.35% in early July, and the ten-year German bund

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10 years of economic quagmire showing signs of drawing to a close, says Principal Global Investors

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Principal Global Investors’ Chief Global Economist, Bob Baur has called the likely end of the economic quagmire that began with the U.S. financial crisis in mid-2007. Is the global economy

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Risk-averse global investors turning to AREITs

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The first quarter of 2017 saw Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) underperform general equities in a trend continuing from the second half of 2016, according to Principal Global Real

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Forgotten France

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“The first round of the French presidential election went as markets and polls anticipated. Although the center-left candidate, Emmanuel Macron, will probably win the final round in a couple of

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Learning to love Janet Yellen

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Principal Global Investors Chief Global Economist, Bob Baur, comments on U.S. monetary policy, China’s latest trade data and the synchronised global upturn. In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, President

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Stock market: Topping or consolidation?

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Principal Global Investors’ Chief Global Economist, Bob Baur, weighs in on Wall Street’s Trump-Slump worries and why dovish Central Banks are slow to see the global upturn. “The U.S. and

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Will the German elections change the political landscape?

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German elections – a change in the political landscape? “Angela Merkel’s steadfast grip over Germany could be loosening. In September, Germany holds its general elections. But, unlike last week’s Dutch

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March Federal Open Market Committee meeting reaction

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As anticipated, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the target range for the fed funds rate by 25 basis points today. The range is now from0.75% to 1.0%. The Fed’s

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Trump’s First Month: The Global Impact

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On January 20, 2017, Donald J Trump was inaugurated as the 45th U.S. president. The implications of his subsequent actions vary across the globe. Principal Global Investors’ Chief Global Economist

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Greece again

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Indraneel Karlekar, PhD, Managing Director Global Research & Strategy at Principal Global Investors says its “back to business as usual” with Greek debt. After a period of relative calm, its

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