Cut Stocks, Buy Gold, Hold Your Cash, JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says
- Bank further trims equity allocation due to ‘poor risk-reward’
- Rotates from energy to gold as haven, debt-ceiling hedge
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A debt-ceiling negotiation that remains in limbo, elevated recession risks and a hawkish Federal Reserve stance are just a few of the reasons JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Marko Kolanovic is advising clients to further dump equities and hold onto cash.
A team of JPMorgan strategists led by Kolanovic trimmed its allocation to stocks and corporate bonds while boosting its stake in cash by 2%. Within the commodities portfolio, the firm also rotated out of energy and into gold on haven demand and as a debt-ceiling hedge — another move intended to strengthen the JPMorgan’s defensive posture.