Investors so enamored with the US may want to find another Valentine

Yes, there is a compelling case for stocks outside the US

Investors have record exposure to US stocks according to the latest Global Fund Manager Survey. The US dollar, in real effective terms, is at all-time highs by some measures. Several of our strategists believe international equities can begin to outperform and that the US dollar could peak. US policy could help, and the Global Investment Strategy team expects a softening of America First policy and reigned-in US inflation to be supportive of some non-US markets. We discuss which international markets and currencies look most compelling and the good news we expect out of regions where positives have been scarce. Plus, we address why another contrarian trade, owning longer duration bonds, could also perform well.

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