KEY THEMES FOR THE MACROECONOMIC LANDSCAPE IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2024
Jeffrey Roach, PhD, Chief Economist
Investors had a healthy appetite for risk so far this year as a so-called potential soft landing has been factored in. We have an economy with rising wages, decelerating inflation, and a Federal Reserve (Fed) on the cusp of cutting rates. What more could you ask for? Of course, political uncertainty and headwinds from geopolitical risks could rain on that parade, and that’s why investors should exhibit discernment in a market like this.