Markets in Motion: Positioning Portfolios for a New Economic Regime

MFS Investment Management’s webcast summary highlights structural shifts reshaping economies and markets, with implications for asset allocators.

• Regime shift: Higher rates, persistent inflation, and disrupted trade patterns mark a departure from the pre-COVID low-rate, stable-growth environment.

• Key drivers: Tariffs, U.S.-China tensions, reindustrialization, and AI adoption are redefining global supply chains, cost structures, and equity market leadership.

• Allocation outlook: Opportunities lie in international and emerging equities, U.S. small/mid-caps benefiting from reindustrialization, and fixed income for carry rather than capital gains.

How can allocators best capture alpha in this more complex, fragmented market environment? Explore the full report for insights.