An Economic Update with Julia Hermann, CFA, Ep #68


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Mar 21 2025 43 mins   2

I’m excited to welcome Julia Hermann, CFA, Global Market Strategist at New York Life Investments, to today’s episode. As a director on the Global Market Strategy team, Julia provides valuable economic research, asset allocation insights, and thought leadership that help guide investment decisions. She’s also the co-host of the “Market Matters” podcast.

Before joining New York Life, Julia worked as a Global Market Strategist for an emerging markets equity fund. She’s a CFA Charterholder, a summa cum laude graduate from the University of Notre Dame, and holds a Master’s in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS. Today, Julia will share her insights on global market narratives and their impact on investment strategies moving forward.

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  • Welcome to UPThinking Finance (0:00)
  • How Julia discovers what information is important to investors (1:30)
  • How should people develop a reliable market view? (7:00)
  • The narratives Julia believes have a significant impact on market decision-making (8:30)
  • Julia’s research strategies about USA Federal debt (10:10)
  • AI’s influence on the market (16:10)
  • Impacts of tariffs on businesses and the market (25:00)
  • Global markets exploring alternatives to the US dollar (31:40)

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