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ECONOMIC UPDATE 2018
Changes to Rate of Return Expectations
Clementine Van Veen, CIM Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Patricia Cullen, CFP, CIM, FCSI Associate Portfolio Manager
Dawn Morewood, CFP, CIM, MBA Portfolio Manager, Financial Planner
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GDP GROWTH OF MAJOR REGIONS
POLICY RATES
Source: RBC GAM
Rate definitions: U.S.= Fed Funds rate; Canada= Overnight rate; Europe = Eurozone policy rate; United Kingdom= Base rate; Japan= Overnight call rate.
Current
October 2018
Forecast
August 2019
U.S 2.00% 2.63%
Canada 1.75% 2.00%
Europe -0.40% -0.20%
United Kingdom 0.75% 1.00%
Japan -0.07% -0.10%
• Financial conditions around the world are becoming increasingly tight, nudging inflation
higher and encouraging less accommodative central-bank policy. In the United States,
inflation is now at or above the Fed’s 2.0% target rate across a variety of measures,
prompting a cycle of gradual rate hikes. We expect two more Fed hikes over the next year.
• The Bank of Canada and the Bank of England have also been tightening, but with less
intensity than the Fed. In Europe and Japan, central banks continue to stimulate their
economies with substantial bond-buying programs, leading to negative interest rates.
However, the ECB plans to halt bond purchases at the end of 2018 and may seek to lift
interest rates above record-low levels in the second half of 2019.
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INFLATION RATES
*EM Includes China
FIXED INCOME
Long-term interest rate forecastsCurrent
October 2018
Forecast
August 2019
U.S. 10-Year Bond 3.14% 3.00%
Canada 10-Year Bond 2.49% 2.50%
Germany 10-Year Bond 0.39% 0.75%
United Kingdom Gilt 1.44% 1.75%
Japan 10-Year Bond 0.13% 0.15%
Source: RBC GAM
• After remaining stuck in a narrow range over the summer, yields on developed-world
government bonds have surged. The U.S. 10-year bond yield, which had fluctuated
between 2.80% and 3.00% since February, finally broke through the upper end of its
trading range and now sits above our modelled estimate of equilibrium.
• Our models continue to suggest that the long-term direction for bond yields is higher,
paced by a gradual upward reversion in real interest rates. Valuation risk is greatest in
European and Japanese bonds, where yields remain far below our modelled estimates
of equilibrium.
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•
The global economy is experiencing a mild slowdown as a result of tightening monetary
conditions as well as challenges in emerging markets and Europe.
• Although economists have been adjusting their estimates lower since the start of 2018,
expectations nonetheless remain quite good by post-crisis standards.
• Leading indicators appear to confirm this view. Although moderating somewhat outside
of the United States, they still remain relatively strong, which is consistent with decent
economic growth. The U.S. economy in particular has been accelerating and is now
growing at its fastest pace in many years, helped in large part by the Trump
Administration’s fiscal stimulus package.
THE ECONOMY
As of October 31, 201830
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65
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Global purchasing managers' indices
JPMorgan Global Mfg. PMI
U.S. ISM Mfg. PMI
China Mfg. PMI
Euro Area Mfg. PMI
Source: Haver Analytics, RBC GAM
Previous ISM Peak Feb 2011: 59.2
ISM Peak Aug 2018: 61.3
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EQUITY MARKETS
Equity market forecastsCurrent
October 2018
Forecast
August 2019
% Growth Return
Not incl dividends
S&P 500 Index 2712 3000 10.6%
S&P/TSX Composite Index 15027 17000 13.2%
MSCI Europe Index 122 137 12.3%
FTSE 100 Index 7128 8000 12.2%
Nikkei Index 21920 24400 11.3%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 956 1125 17.7%Source: RBC GAM
• After peaking in January, 2018, many major equity markets have struggled to regain their footing.
Emerging market (EM) equities in particular have fallen nearly 20% from their highs, as
protectionism, a stronger U.S. dollar, and troubles in specific EM countries have diminished investor
demand for EM stocks. The U.S. equity market has proven quite resilient. The S&P 500 Index
climbed to new highs in the summer, but the recent jump in yields and a sharp reversal in risk
preference have triggered a broad-based pullback.
• Nonetheless, underlying company fundamentals remain strong and have been bolstered by recent
tax cuts. In the second quarter, earnings grew at a year-over-year rate of 25%, while revenues
climbed 10% and figures for the third quarter are tracking of 25% and 8%, respectively. Continued
earnings growth will be critical to sustaining further advances in equities, as rising interest rates and
inflation are likely to weigh on price-to-earnings ratios, which are already elevated.
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INDEX RETURNS – CANADIAN $
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ECONOMIC UPDATE SUMMARY
In our view, the global macroeconomic backdrop still favours
risk assets such as equities, since expanding economies will
likely continue to drive revenues and corporate profits higher,
although at a slower pace.
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RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital markets is a global investment bank providing
services in banking, finance and capital markets to corporations,
institutional investors, asset managers and governments globally.
Locations span 70 offices in 15 countries across North America,
the UK, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
RBC Capital Markets sets RBC Strategic Asset Allocation
profiles.
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RBC Strategic Asset Allocation – Very Conservative model
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Historical Performance %
(Jan 1990 to Dec 2017)
Long-term Return Forecast
% (5 to 10 year horizon,
before fees)
Return (annualized) 7.19 Return (annualized) 3.3
Risk (standard deviation) 4.19 Risk (standard deviation) 4.5
RBC Strategic Asset Allocation –Balanced Model
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Historical Performance %
(Jan 1990 to Dec 2017)
Long-term Return Forecast
% (5 to 10 year horizon,
before fees)
Return (annualized) 8.15 Return (annualized) 5.2
Risk (standard deviation) 7.34 Risk (standard deviation) 8.0
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Clementine Van Veen, CIM
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
613-566-7674
Dawn Morewood, CFP,CIM,MBA
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
613-566-3631
Patricia Cullen, CFP, CIM, FCSI
Associate Portfolio Manager
613-721-8771
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