Real Assets
Positioning In A Post-Election World
White Paper
Oct 16, 2020
We see the various potential outcomes of the U.S. election having differing implications for real asset sectors, particularly energy infrastructure, yet our focus is not on positioning for a particular outcome. Rather, we are focused on positioning for long-term volatility and for the "green shoots" we see emerging in specific real asset sectors.
Regardless of the outcome of the U.S. election, we expect market volatility to persist past November. The future path of the COVID-19 pandemic and its final economic toll remain uncertain, with more job cuts possibly ahead in 2020 as fiscal and monetary stimulus wane.
Certain real asset sectors have been in the crosshairs of COVID-19, which has significantly disrupted their regular operations. Yet a sustained environment of low economic growth and low interest rates—like the one we see staying with us for a while—has typically been supportive of real asset equities in the past. And we see certain sector-specific positive trends that are signaling a possible recovery from the pandemic’s hit. Read more on these green shoots and on our latest views on real assets, in the full piece.
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