From diverging interest rate cycles to policy uncertainty, the first half of 2025 shifted the private markets landscape. We recently published our semi-annual private markets outlook. The report explores the macroeconomic conditions shaping private markets and offers our key takeaways for investors on private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets.
Read Macro Pulse Report: Dog Days, Data Shifts
The Fed's Back at It
The Fed is set to deliver its first rate cut in nine months. What does the latest jobs revision and inflation data mean for markets and for your portfolio? Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann break it down in this week’s Market Matters from New York Life Investments
Private Markets Outlook – Navigating a Global Market Reset
Private markets are entering a new phase of recalibration and opportunity. Sarah Hirsch outlines the four themes driving these changes: easing global rates, policy shifts, democratization of private markets, and long-term megatrends, like electrification and digitization.
2025 | Trust or Bust: The Next Era of Global Debt Sustainability
The choices governments make will shape long-term capital markets assumptions around inflation, interest rates, and potential growth; and will influence asset allocation.
A global debt sustainability framework:
Capitalize on the shifting (and growing) global private markets landscape
Key investor questions:
Prospective investors should be aware that investments in private funds or alternative investment strategies are suitable only for qualified investors who do not require liquidity and who can bear the economic risk, including the potential for a complete loss, of their investment. Investors are encouraged to consult their tax or legal advisors before making such investments.
Podcast: Checking in on the U.S. Private Markets with Apogem and Bow River
About Global Market Strategy
Our team of market strategists connects macroeconomics to asset allocation. We provide actionable insight into market-driving events, structural themes, and portfolio construction to empower investment decision-making.
Lauren Goodwin, CFA
Chief Market Strategist
Julia Hermann, CFA
Global Market Strategist
Michael LoGalbo, CFA
Global Market Strategist
Sarah Hirsch
Global Market Strategist
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