At Sun Life Global Investments, we're preparing for the possibility of a postal disruption due to ongoing labour negotiations. Service to advisors and Clients remains our top priority.
History shows that markets do favour a divided U.S. government as a way to moderate any extreme policy tilts or spending plans.
A review of the week's top global economic and capital markets news.
We think the chances of a U.S. soft landing - a scenario of bringing down inflation to around 2% without widespread job losses - has improved. Our tactical position favours a slight overweight to equities and commodities as the U.S. economy slowly sheds the weight of high levels of real interest rates.
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SLGI Asset Management Inc. is the investment manager of the Sun Life family of mutual funds. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund’s prospectus. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada is the issuer of accumulation annuities (insurance GICs), payout annuities and individual variable annuity contracts (segregated fund contracts). Any amount that is allocated to a segregated fund is invested at the risk of the contract owner and may increase or decrease in value. Sun Life Financial Trust Inc. is the issuer of guaranteed investment certificates.
Sun Life Global Investments is a trade name of SLGI Asset Management Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Sun Life Financial Trust Inc. all of which are members of the Sun Life group of companies.
