EUROPEAN OUTLOOK FOR 2025: OPPORTUNITY FORGED IN CRISIS?
Can opportunity beckon in trying times? Read on to explore the outlook for Europe across PGIM.
Resilient Growth Amid Dislocating Markets
Recession risk is rebounding as tariffs and softening consumer sentiment weigh on growth. Meanwhile, shifting policy in core areas of investor concern threaten significant market disruption. Amid mixed signals regarding inflation, interest rates and more, maintaining portfolio resilience hinges on managing risk. Combining defensive positioning with the tactical flexibility to allocate opportunistically as visibility improves readies portfolios for the uncertainty ahead.
In the materials that follow, PGIM affiliates offer insights on opportunities and risks across asset classes to help investors navigate current market conditions.
Anomalies in the geographical allocation of capital, heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and election outcomes portending relaxed fiscal discipline in major market economies warrant careful consideration as investors position for the environment ahead. PGIM President and Chief Executive David Hunt shares why building resilient, diversified portfolios is more important than ever as part of his discussion of major investment themes for 2025.
Jennison Associates breaks down its outlook by sector, detailing its efforts to accentuate resilient opportunities linked to secular growth trends as equity markets struggle with global trade headwinds “unprecedented in our lifetimes.”
As part of its multi-asset outlook, PGIM Quantitative Solutions highlights increasing strategic appeal in international assets, explaining that structural changes in Europe could help usher in a sustained rotation amid U.S. uncertainty.
How resilient is the real estate outlook? PGIM Real Estate’s analysis weighs the policy-driven risks to the economic outlook against the so-far sustained trends supporting demand amid limited real estate supply globally.
On top of our usual collection outlooks by asset class, experts from our affiliates provide timely insights on topics of particular interest to fund selectors in the current market environment. The latest offerings include special reports on the European Outlook 2025 and PGIM’s Annual Best Ideas.
Can opportunity beckon in trying times? Read on to explore the outlook for Europe across PGIM.
PGIM's 2025 Annual Best Ideas highlights areas where it believes investors will find promising opportunities across public and private asset classes.
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