Fixed-income SRI in the form of green bonds is on the rise, but beware the changing regulatory environment, a small market, and the potential for "green washing."
U.S. and emerging-market fixed-income funds continued to pull in new money over the past week, in spite of fears U.S. Fed will raise rates sooner than expected. Informa Macro Strategist David Ader predicts a March rate hike is off the table.
The bond market is having some difficulty latching on to the reflation trade in a meaningful way.
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The perception “is that there are a lot of risks out there and a lot of uncertainty.”
With little coming from the Trump administration regarding fiscal policy, the markets have settled down.