Loomis, Sayles & Company

Some investment philosophies are built for a market cycle. Others are built to outlast one. For more than two decades, the Loomis Sayles Specialty Growth Strategies Team, led by portfolio managers Mark Burns and John Slavik has quietly pursued the latter, following an approach less about chasing momentum and more about a simple, disciplined conviction: a low volatility approach to high growth investing. Learn more about the Loomis Sayles Specialty Growth Strategies Team’s investment philosophy: https://lnkd.in/ez3BN5wg/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905270544&hsa_ad=1605975364&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 Visit our centennial hub to explore the firm’s history and vision for the future through an interactive timeline, multimedia stories, a special video and more: https://lnkd.in/dtwhuWgs/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905270544&hsa_ad=1605975364&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

France’s fiscal challenges are testing European bond markets and raising questions about when the European Central Bank might act. Here, we explore four potential scenarios and the key variables investors may want to watch: https://lnkd.in/eEaF2A7d/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905209344&hsa_ad=1611414464&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

Will the European Central Bank intervene in the French bond market? In a new blog post, Global Macro Strategist Jon Levy examines the ECB's toolkit and four scenarios for potential action. He also explains why the French budget, presidential polling and ECB leadership changes could delay any potential action: https://lnkd.in/eEaF2A7d/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905410684&hsa_ad=1611424334&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

How firm is the European Central Bank’s backstop if European bond market conditions deteriorate? Global Macro Strategist Jon Levy examines the ECB’s available tools, the high bar for intervention and the political factors that could shape its response: https://lnkd.in/eEaF2A7d/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905209344&hsa_ad=1611355494&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

There are situations in which the European Central Bank may need to intervene in bond markets, but its job does not include offsetting bad policy. In our blog post, we lay out the ECB’s options and how it might respond to market turmoil: https://lnkd.in/eEaF2A7d/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905209344&hsa_ad=1611355504&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

With an upcoming presidential election and uncertainty about future fiscal policy, France’s fiscal quandary is likely to be a long-duration problem, in our view. Investors may be wondering: how firm is the European Central Bank’s backstop if European bond market conditions deteriorate? https://lnkd.in/eEaF2A7d/?utm_campaign=2026Campaigns&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=816486944&hsa_acc=502584030&hsa_cam=816486944&hsa_grp=905420634&hsa_ad=1611394714&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3