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Asset Allocation Outlook April

11 April 2022

The war in Ukraine continues to rage but investors are looking to the future. The US S&P500 equity index is now higher than in the run-up to Russia’s invasion. Although the European STOXX index has not yet returned to its former level, it has rallied sharply. Equities from industrialised nations earned a plus of 2.5% in March. In local currency, US equities climbed by 3.6%, while Europe was still slightly negative at -0.4%. Yet this was still better than emerging markets, which lost 2.5%. This was primarily due to a downturn in the Chinese MSCI index of 6.1%, but a drop of 3.7% in Taiwan also stood out. Higher bond yields caused government bonds to note extremely negative returns: -2.8% in the US and -3.9% in the Eurozone.

Please see Kempen’s Asset Allocation Outlook for April. The highlights this month are: 

  • Inflation rises even higher and has a negative impact on economic growth
  • Negative slope in US yield curve not yet negative for equities
  • Less positive corporate earnings growth
  • Investment policy unchanged, neutral position in equities

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Kempen Capital Management N.V. (KCM) is licensed as a manager of various investment funds and to provide investment services and is subject to supervision by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. This information may not be construed as an offer and provides insufficient basis for an investment decision.

The Asset Allocation Desk

Joost van Leenders

Joost van Leenders

Senior Investment Strategist
Luc Aben

Luc Aben

Chief economist
Michel Iglesias del Sol

Michel Iglesias del Sol

Head Of Investment Strategy
Duco Smit

Duco Smit

senior investment strategist
Jorn Veeneman

Jorn Veeneman

investment strategist

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