Gargi Chaudhuri

Chief Investment and Portfolio Strategist, Americas at @BlackRock. @OhioWesleyan graduate. Avid runner, hiker, triathlete.

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Broadening income sources: The need for income will motivate allocation decisions. We believe in a portfolio approach, sourced across EM debt, securitized assets, dividend stocks and options strategies.

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I am very excited to share our brand new 2026 Year Ahead Investment Directions, our flagship outlook that brings together our macro views, perspectives across asset classes, and ideas for diversifying portfolios.

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Evolving portfolio toolkit: This market requires new portfolio construction tools. AI remains a high conviction theme, but we see improving fundamentals elsewhere as a way to build diversification.

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We favor exposure to AI and active factor-rotation strategies

Intermediate-duration Treasuries can help strike a balance between income and resiliency in this cutting cycle
Consider emerging markets as another source of potential growth and AI exposure.

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The Fed just cut rates by 0.25% — the third rate cut this year.

In our new Macro Minute, I break down what it could mean for portfolios:

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Consider diversifiers to U.S. tech like international equities or alternatives like Gold and Bitcoin

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The Fed just cut rates by 0.25% — the second rate cut this year.

In my new Macro Minute, I break down what it could mean for portfolios:

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We believe the tech sector may continue to benefit from lower discount rates

Intermediate-duration Treasuries can help strike the right balance between income and resiliency in this cutting cycle

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gold, and market-neutral strategies as tools to navigate this complex backdrop.

Always happy to hear how others are thinking about these themes—let’s keep the conversation going.

BINC product page: https://t.co/sKe8VmY8RW

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I joined @BloombergTV's Surveillance this week to talk through what’s driving markets - earnings, trade policy, and a Fed on pause - and how we’re thinking about positioning portfolios in this environment.

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From a positioning standpoint, I continue to advocate for: diversified equity exposure, including international (especially with a potentially weaker dollar), hedging currency risk in fixed income—BINC may be one way to do that, and potentially utilizing inflation-linked bonds,

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While the Fed keeps rates elevated, investors may want to consider quality strategies that can help navigate a more uncertain policy and growth environment.

Source: S&P 500 returns from June 18, 2025.

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It was great to be on @BloombergTV this morning to discuss the Fed and the broader market landscape.

What did we learn this afternoon?

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The theme of today’s press briefing was uncertainty — particularly around the downstream effects of current fiscal policy.

That uncertainty was reflected in the dot plot: 7 FOMC members expect no cuts this year, while 20 anticipate at least 0.5% of easing by year-end.