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180: Weekly Investment Trusts Podcast - with James Cook and Chris Clothier (14 Oct 2023)

Oct 14, 2023
James Cook, fund manager at J.P. Morgan Global Growth and Income, and Chris Clothier, co-CIO at CG Asset Management, discuss sustaining outperformance, enhanced income approach, global economy outlook, valuation spread, US 'Super Seven', UK market, bond market, risk assets, impact of elections, alternatives sector, derating course, and commercial property sector in this Weekly Investment Trusts Podcast.
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Quick takeaways

  • The podcast discusses the dominating influence of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the markets, leading to a rise in the price of gold and a decline in bond yields.
  • The managers express caution regarding global earnings, foreseeing downside risks to forecasts and a potential hard landing.

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Investment Trust Sector Overview

The podcast provides a weekly review of the latest news and developments in the investment trust sector. It discusses the dominating influence of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the markets, leading to a rise in the price of gold and a decline in bond yields. Despite concerning inflation data in the US, equity markets performed relatively well, with the Nikkei up 4% and the FTSE 100 up 1.4%. The investment trust index showed positive gains, with nine of the 10 largest investment trusts posting gains, particularly in infrastructure and property sectors.

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