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PIMCO's latest global outlook has dropped.....>

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BONDS: PIMCO's latest global outlook has dropped. Highlights:
- "The global economy is about to enter a low-growth "window of weakness," a
period we expect to persist into 2020... global rates markets price in
recession-like conditions already, while corporate credit markets and risk
markets more generally appear to price in better outcomes"
- Therefore "prudent to focus on capital preservation and to be relatively light
on top-down macro risk positions in our portfolios"
- U.S. Tsy duration "best source of 'hard' duration to hedge risk assets
- No high top-down conviction on curve positioning
- Cautious on corporate credit risk at tight valuations
- Structured credit (US non-agency mortgages/other RMBS) offers "relatively
attractive valuation, more defensive source of credit risk, less crowded sector"
- U.S. MBS offers reasonable valuation and carry (overweight)
- TIPS also offer value given recent underperformance and outlook for rising
core inflation and Fed that outweighs macro/market risks vs inflation risks
- Modest underweight in equities

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