2Q25 Market Review: Suddenly It’s a Folk Song

Though the early-April “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement struck a discordant note, a delay in the most punitive levies proved to be sweet music to investors even as trade noise continued to reverberate throughout the quarter.

2Q25 Market Review: Suddenly It’s a Folk Song

Though the early-April “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement struck a discordant note, a delay in the most punitive levies proved to be sweet music to investors even as trade noise continued to reverberate throughout the quarter.

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    Goldilocks and the Three Risks

    Matt McLennan discusses how the “Goldilocks” scenario of earnings growth and lower interest rates has been shaken by three mounting risks: weaker than expected labor markets, a more inflationary dynamic and higher than expected tariffs.

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Strategies

  • Equities

    Adopting a business-owner mindset in an effort to build resilient portfolios of stocks across geographies and market capitalizations.

    • Global
    • US Small Cap
  • Fixed Income & Currencies

    Applying vigorous underwriting discipline to income-oriented opportunities in investment grade and non-investment grade securities.

    • Currency Management
    • High Yield
    • Investment Grade
    • Short-Term Liquidity
    • Sovereign Debt
  • Alternative Credit

    Searching for differentiated sources of risk and return, income and hedging potential in less traditional credit markets.

    • Asset Based Lending
    • CLO Equity & Debt
    • European Bank Loans
    • European CLO Management
    • European Credit
    • Global Credit Derivatives
    • US Leveraged Loans
    • US CLO Management
    • US Direct Lending
    • US Mortgage & Consumer
    • US Municipals
  • Real Assets

    Leveraging the scarcity inherent in essential long-duration physical assets in an effort to grow capital over time.

    • Aviation
    • Gold
    • Industrial Equipment
    • Listed Real Assets
    • Railcar
    • Renewable Energy

Investment Culture

Differentiated investment approaches; an undivided commitment to long-term client outcomes

First Eagle Investments over time has deliberately sought to nurture an investment-led culture supported by a set of core investment tenets that encourages philosophical autonomy among our portfolio management teams in pursuit of client goals.

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