MACRO PULSE
2026 Outlook: Charting the Year Ahead
As investors look to 2026, markets are defined by tension. Our Global Market Strategy team shares their outlook.
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We leverage proprietary research and collaborate with investment teams across New York Life Investments to offer timely answers to the questions facing investors today in key areas:
Chart of the Week: Cue the Comeback: Setting the Stage for 2026 Dealmaking Resurgence
WEEK OF JANUARY 11, 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a standout year for dealmaking. With economic growth, easy financial conditions, and pent-up demand converging, the stage is set for a durable resurgence that could create opportunities across public and private markets.
Read Macro Pulse Report: Dog Days, Data Shifts
Putting Cash to Work in the New Year
With nearly $8 trillion sitting in money market funds, investors face a familiar challenge: how to deploy capital when entry points feel scarce. Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann share their latest thinking on deploying new funds in 2026, highlighting marginal shifts in allocation views across small caps, ex-U.S. equities, private markets, and income-oriented credit, all through the lens of diversification and quality.
Happy Holidays from Global Market Strategy
‘Twas NYLI before Christmas… and the perfect moment to unwind with our final episode of 2025. Join Julia Hermann as she reads her annual holiday verse, capturing the year’s market highs, lows, and everything in between.
Putting Cash to Work in the New Year
Happy Holidays from Global Market Strategy
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:
Private Markets
Navigate the next phase of global private markets
Key investor questions:
- How will diverging rate cycles and policy shifts shape private market opportunities in 2025?
- Which global megatrends such as electrification, digitization, and re-globalization are creating new long-term opportunities?
- Where can investors find the strongest potential across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets?
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.
Video: Private Markets Outlook - Navigating a Global Market Reset
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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