Babson Capital Management LLC

January 28, 2012

VIEWPOINTS

The Babson Capital Staff Letter - 4th Quarter 2011

January 11, 2012

  • Markets: Eurozone headlines drove market performance in the fourth quarter; equities and high yield bonds outperformed higher quality assets
  • Economic Review: The U.S. displayed a fairly consistent trend of positive economic data in the fourth quarter. Eurozone is now flashing warning signs of recession
  • Economic Outlook: We remain guarded as we expect continued slow growth in the U.S., with more headwinds from uncertainty in Europe and the threat of a Chinese slowdown

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SPOTLIGHT

Cornerstone Advisers - U.S. REIT Review

December 09, 2011

Despite the uncertain macro-economic environment real estate fundamentals have thus far remained strong for all property types. Demand for space may have downshifted slightly from the strong pace experienced in the first half of the year, but the lack of new supply allowed landlords to continue raising rents during the third quarter.

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