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Are economic challenges just around the bend? Let us help you steer through the winding road ahead. Set your destination, prepare for some sharp turns, and be ready to recalibrate your portfolios along the way.
The signals and the noise
Are we heading into a recession? Are we in one already? Use these economic signals to help determine where we stand in the business cycle. As it stands, there are some deep shades of red among leading indicators, giving us reason to believe that we’re heading towards challenging economic times in the near future.
U.S. economic indicators
Source: Manulife Investment Management, as of June 28, 2023. Red represents a clearly negative signal, yellow a deteriorating signal, and green a still strong signal. C&I refers to commercial and industrial. ISM refers to Institute for Supply Management.

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Where are we in the market cycle? What opportunities can be found?
The risk-return profile for fixed income is compelling in the current environment, but not all bonds are created equal. Our Capital Markets Strategy team weighs in on the fixed income opportunity, how to position your bond portfolio for what may come, and the tools you need to do so.
Bond yields are more attractive than they have been in the past
Yields across most, if not all, fixed-income instruments—regardless of maturity, type, or credit quality—have moved materially higher since the beginning of this year.
Various fixed income asset class yield to worst
Proxies that represent these asset classes: Global Bonds- Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, Canadian Credit- Bloomberg Canada Aggregate – Credit Index, Canadian Government Bonds- Bloomberg Canada Aggregate – Government Index, US Government- Bloomberg US Treasury Index, US Credit- Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index, US High Yield- Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Bond Index. As of August 18, 2023.
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