Investing in fixed income: Where to be cautious and where to buy

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As multi-asset investors focused on income generation, we do not think going against global central banks is prudent, and until we see a meaningful turnaround in economic data, our preference for adding to risk is likely to remain for debt over equity securities which we have continued to reduce our exposure to.

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