Global Fixed Income Strategy Update– Jan 2020

February 24, 2020
Global Fixed Income Strategy Update
The latest views from Invesco Fixed Income
Key takeaways
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Invesco Chief Economist, John Greenwood, explains the recent acceleration in US broad money growth, and what is behind it.
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Our credit team provides an upbeat outlook for EM corporate debt.
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In our Q&A, we speak with the Global Liquidity Team about how year-end repo market action played out.

An explanation of the recent monetary acceleration in the US

Measured on a year-on-year percent change basis, M2 and M3 growth have both been accelerating in the US since late 2018.

There are two main reasons why broad money growth acceleration has occurred, and in this article, we explain how both factors have contributed.

The first factor has to do with the banking sector and its responses to changes in financial regulation and US Treasury funding strategy, whereas the second factor is associated with the so-called shadow banking sector, which has for a long time been relatively dormant..

Read the paper to learn more

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