Outlook For Interest Rates As Conflict Clouds Inflation Picture

TD Wealth5.11K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(9min)CommentsSummaryDirection of inflation will depend of conflict in the Middle East.Fed and BoC may become more hawkish on rates, but less so than countries that import energy.Areas of the bond market may be better poised than the equity market to ride out uncertainty. Dilok Klaisataporn/iStock via Getty Images Investors had been counting on rate cuts from the Fed in 2026, but Alexandra Gorewicz, VP and Director for Active Fixed Income Portfolio Management with TD Asset Management, tells MoneyTalk the outlook is lessThis article was written byTD Wealth5.11K FollowersFollowTD Wealth is an integral part of the TD Bank Group, which has approximately 24 million customers worldwide, 85,000 employees and CDN $1 trillion in assets on April 30, 2015. In Canada, TD Wealth services customers through: · TD Direct Investing which provides clients access to the information, tools and support that empower them to invest for themselves with confidence. · TD Wealth Private Client Group, which provides discretionary wealth management for high net worth clients and businesses. · TD Wealth Private Investment Advice provides full service brokerage for investors who want a high level of tailored advice and solutions. · TD Wealth Financial Planning develops and implements a financial plan for individual clients. At TD Wealth, whether you invest yourself or benefit from the knowledge provided by your advisor, you gain access to some of the industry's most highly regarded investment analysts, economists and market strategists.