Lord Abbett's Senior Economist Milton Ezrati writes an excellent and in depth piece focusing on Japan, its current situation and prospects for the future. "Japan still plays a critical role in the global supply chain and the global economy generally. Still, it cannot generate electricity or staff factories. And Japan now needs to do both. The questions, then, to consider are: 'How soon, if ever, will Japan recover its former productive role? And how will the shock of the recent disaster change the Japanese economy's long-term direction?'" Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Money Manager Lord Abbett slices and dices the inflation story in their May commentary. Concern about inflation these days seems to travel along two separate avenues. On the more technical side are the worries over recent food and fuel price spikes and the objections to Washington's practice of excluding such price moves from its analysis and policy decisions. The second, very different concern takes a much longer-term view and worries that federal budget deficits and the liquidity poured on markets during the past two years or so by the Federal Reserve will cause considerable inflationary pressure in 2012 and beyond. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Now that healthcare reform is the law of the land, the multi-trillion-dollar question is, who will prosper and who will suffer? Lord Abbett experts assess the potential opportunities and pitfalls in a complex and sometimes perplexing new environment, where many new rules have yet to be written. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Although the recession may have ended in the third quarter of 2009, a number of threats to the recovery continue to loom. Some believe that one of these is the stagnation of the securitization market. As the Financial Times reported last year, "Securitized markets - which financed more than half of all credit in the United States in the years immediately preceding the crisis - are essential for the U.S. economy. Without a recovery in these markets, the flow of credit will not return to more normal levels, even if U.S. banks overcome their problems." Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Cash surpluses and low interest rates are factors that may portend an increase in merger and acquisition activity, which could bolster the sentiment that ample value exists within corporate America. Lord Abbett examines this dynamic with insights from Milton Ezrati, Partner, Senior Economist and Market Strategist, and Christopher Towle, Partner & Director of High Yield and Convertible Investments. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Lord Abbett believes the evidence continues to come in that shows the economic recovery is still intact. Retail sales are positive, the trend in GDP growth is positive, industrial production continues to improve and new orders are rising, and layoffs in the labor sector have moderated. Lord Abbett believes the threat of a double-dip recession is unlikely as long as the FED maintains their loose monetary policy. Download Full Commmentary Here [+] Read More

The markets are continuing to rebound and the economy looks to be on a more solid stance. The shift into riskier assets continues as investors look for yield and become less risk-adverse. Equities have rebounded strongly from the market lows, but Lord Abbett thinks that cautious consumer spending habits could mean slower economic growth and lower corporate earnings. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More