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The paper explains why the team expects bifurcation and volatility to remain dominant themes in 2016, making positioning especially important. Topics covered in the piece include the firm’s perspectives on: U.S. equities, emerging markets, Europe and Japan, convertible securities, high yield opportunities, and alternative strategies. Calamos invites you to read the entire Economic Outlook at www.calamos.com/outlook. Continue reading →

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — BMO Harris Bank released a study today that found business owners and executives in the United States are looking ahead to 2016 with high expectations for the U.S. economy. Positive sentiment increased considerably compared to the results of the same survey last year. Continue reading →

The Chicago suburban office market totaled 186,000 SF of net absorption during the quarter, improving the 2015 total to 877,000 SF. The vacancy rate declined to 17.74%, an 80 basis point improvement from the vacancy rate of 18.56% recorded one year ago. Continue reading →

Fourth quarter positive net absorption totaled 2.3 million SF, driving the annual absorption total to an impressive 22.3 million SF. The fourth quarter vacancy rate decreased to 7.24%, down 70 basis points from the vacancy rate of 7.95% measured one year ago. Continue reading →

Here is the economic indicators report for the third quarter of 2015. Continue reading →