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Wilson contended that mean reversion will cause in relative outperformance for low-risk assets, like utilities.Morgan Stanley is watching 10-year Treasury yields as a signal of changing conditions.
The utilities sector remains sensitive to changes in interest rates. Once the Federal Reserve eventually hikes interest rates, the higher rates will make fixed-income instruments more attractive on a relative basis, and bond-like equities, like utilities, less enticing. Consequently, utilities may remain flat or underperform other segments of the equities market once rates start ticking higher.
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