Capital Market Outlook

IN THIS ISSUE

• Macro Strategy — CAPEX and Housing: Red-Hot to Luke Warm?: Despite a relatively weak global backdrop, firms are pressed to boost productivity and strengthen supply chains through localization and/or diversification and have the balance sheets to do so.
  
• Global Market View — The 1970s: Back to the Future?:  We go back to the past, exploring market and macroeconomic performance, in particular during the 1970s, in search of potential clues about the future for portfolio management strategies.
  
• Thought of the Week — Technology Sector Turmoil: Positioning Like It's 1999?: There are a number of key differences between the current environment and that of the late-1990s cycle though we continue to be cautious for now and retain a balanced view on the outlook for the sector.