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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

with Deputy CIO Michael Buchanan

Thursday, December 12, 2019
8:00 a.m. PT, 11:00 a.m. ET, 4:00 p.m. GMT

Optimism for Continued Global Growth in 2020

In his 4Q19 market commentary, Western Asset CIO Ken Leech discusses why we are hopeful that economic growth should continue to improve, supported by sustained accommodative monetary policy.

The Role of ABS in Short-Term Portfolios

Western Asset’s Alba Abourjeili and Jason Straker discuss how asset-backed securities (ABS) can be an excellent fit for short-term fixed-income portfolios.

Our Global Outlook for 4Q19

We expect global growth to be resilient, given the strength of the consumer globally and ongoing commitments from central banks worldwide to provide accommodative policy support.

On the Fed’s Changing Reaction Function

John Bellows, Western Asset Portfolio Manager, details the factors contributing to a shift in how the Federal Reserve (Fed) will likely respond to economic indicators in the future.

Life After LIBOR

Western Asset Product Specialist Tom McMahon explains the history of the LIBOR reference interest rate, which will be phased out in 2021, and describes the likely replacements.

The Western Asset Blog

Timely Research and Analysis