Market Matters from New York Life Investment Management

The first half of 2026 showed resilience, but the path ahead is narrowing. Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo discuss U.S. exceptionalism, AI-driven growth, limited Fed support, and what a more selective outlook means for portfolios.

In this episode of Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo discuss “chipflation,” the shift from compute to memory in AI market leadership, and what rising semiconductor prices may mean for hyperscalers, chipmakers, and portfolio diversification.

Private credit has grown meaningfully over the past 15 years, but recent headlines have raised questions about further growth. In this episode of Market Matters, Sarah Hirsch shares webinar excerpts from her conversation with Frantz Paulus of Apogem Capital on what investors should focus on as the asset class matures.

Markets are weighing easing oil-shock fears against a more hawkish Fed. In this episode of Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo discuss inflation, policy expectations, and what the latest market shifts mean for portfolio positioning. 

For years, some of the market’s most important companies have stayed private. In this episode of Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo discuss how a new wave of mega-cap IPOs could affect benchmark exposure, passive flows, liquidity, and concentration risk. 

Tech is delivering, diplomacy is wavering, and markets are trying to price both. Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo unpack the June Macro Pulse, from AI-driven earnings strength and resilient U.S. growth to geopolitical risk, higher yields, and what it means to be more selective in portfolios. 

Tokenization is often associated with digital assets, but its greatest potential may lie in transforming financial market structure. In this episode of Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Sarah Hirsch speak with Tom Sy, Head of New York Life Investment Management’s Multi-Asset Solutions team, about how tokenization could reshape ownership, settlement, and investment product capabilities over time. 

The market broadened, but profitability leadership still matters. On Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Sarah Hirsch discuss Q1 earnings, AI-related capex, margin resilience, and the risks that could make the earnings picture less uniformly positive from here. 

Markets are focused on near-term inflation, even as U.S. debt has crossed 100% of GDP. In this episode of Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Sarah Hirsch explore what this disconnect means for the Treasury curve and why they see a potential shift toward steepening ahead. 

Markets are showing resilience, but rising geopolitical risk and policy divergence are reshaping the investment landscape. Julia Hermann and Michael LoGalbo break down the latest Macro Pulse report and what it means for portfolios.