Legg Mason
Thursday 26 December 2024
Legg Mason is a global asset management firm with assets under management of $672 billion as of January 31, 2011. The Company provides active asset management in many major investment centres throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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Opinion Are newly cautious U.S. consumers behind the world's low interest rates?
One key effect of the reduced borrowing may have been to encourage record low interest rates, both in the U.S. and elsewhere, as lenders attempted to reignite the borrowing cycle. while a slowdown in debt issuance drove up bond prices, pushing yields downward.
Opinion Low inflation : dry powder?
One way to look at low global inflation is as evidence of policy successes on the part of countries' central banks — especially in Emerging Market (EM) countries, where inflation rates are often below their central bank targets.
Opinion U.S. Economy: "Historically Rare"
Fed Chairman Powell reiterated the FOMC's view of the economy as unusually favorable; Argentina has made some gains, courtesy of the IMF; Italy's latest budget is still a work in progress.
Opinion Getting to the Truth on Trade, and Yes, Ricardo Can Still Rest In Peace
Trade volumes, trade agreements, and tariffs have been the focus of capital markets over the last year. Capital markets have taken the existing unencumbered trade regime as a given, and priced in the continuation of the existing order of ever-expanding trade and lower tariffs that would benefit all parties involved.
Opinion Political uncertainty weighs on Italy
Italy's struggle to form a government and the threat of a new election have caused bond spreads to widen, signaling market concerns. Despite Italian bonds recovering, volatility is running high and investors need to ask whether there will be a contagion impact across Europe and the globe.