Global CIO Andrew McCaffery believes the key risk for investors to watch in 2023 is a central bank-induced sharp recession, or inflation bust. He shares his outlook for the global economy and outlines how investors should think about approaching asset allocation in the year ahead.
A structural evolution is reinforcing the appeal of Asian bonds as a resilient source of income and diversification.
The Fixed Income Monthly provides a forward-looking summary of the medium-term views from the Fidelity Fixed Income team.
The repricing of fixed income markets, resilient corporate fundamentals and increasing differentiation across issuers are improving the case for selected areas of the market, particularly investment grade credit. Against a backdrop of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and heightened geopolitical tensions, Fidelity’s active Fixed Income ETF team examines why investors are increasingly turning to active, research-led credit selection through transparent, cost-efficient ETF solutions.
Fidelity Global CIO Andrew McCaffery and our locally based experts review the economic and investment outlook for China. From the upcoming National Congress to the potential easing of Covid control measures, they debate the key issues facing investors and how markets could react over the coming months.
With recessions looming over most developed markets, Asia is marching to a different beat this winter. Against this backdrop, Global CIO Andrew McCaffery explains why Asia’s key economies serve as a useful diversifier, with more policy certainty potentially coming from the Chinese Party Congress this October.
Coordinated intervention and hawkish BOJ signals have stabilised the Japanese yen, but sustained strength depends on fiscal credibility and tighter monetary policy.
Our latest analyst survey suggests that input cost inflation is starting to stabilise, amid signs of demand destruction. Here, we delve into the results and highlight how our analysts are expecting labour and non-labour cost pressures to evolve across key economic regions over the coming months.
With geopolitical uncertainty elevated and global equity markets concentrated around technology and AI, equity income can play a valuable defensive role in investor portfolios today. Portfolio manager Tristan Purcell outlines the attributes we look for in companies in order to construct portfolios with the potential to provide resilience during turbulent times, while also capturing equity market upside.
Many investors have grown used to a low default environment in the wake of the global financial crisis, but could this be about to change? As macro concerns build, Global Fixed Income CIO Steve Ellis looks at how different parts of the credit market could react to a rise in defaults and reveals why high yield investors may be taking on more risk than they are being paid for.
Sometimes you have to go to the mountain to get the answers you need.
After a long period of underperformance, value investing has been making a comeback over the past year or so. Against this backdrop, Nitin Bajaj, portfolio manager of Fidelity Asian Values PLC & the Fidelity Asian Smaller Companies Fund, outlines how his portfolios have benefited from this environment and provides an insight into the value areas which still offer unrecognised investment potential.
| The Fed left rates unchanged at 3.50–3.75 per cent in line with the market consensus and going against the roughly one-in-three chance of a surprise hike priced into the meeting. |
Our CEO Anne Richards explains why the next step in the response to the climate emergency will be the hardest. Turning pledges and commitments into real action requires effort; however, it is essential now that the scale of the problem is better understood, and the solutions made clearer.
Since its launch in 2020, Solana has emerged as a leader in the digital assets space, providing a high-performance blockchain capable of supporting a wide range of scalable decentralised applications. For investors looking to find out more about Solana, this Fidelity Digital Assets “Coin Report” provides a useful overview of its potential strengths and weaknesses.
Fidelity Emerging Markets portfolio manager Nick Price provides an update on the strategy. Following a tumultuous period in developing markets, he discusses how he is positioning the portfolio amid ongoing uncertainty, while also outlining the key areas of opportunity across this large and diverse investment universe.
UK equities continue to trade at attractive valuations despite an improving market backdrop. At the same time, artificial intelligence is reshaping industries and business models, reinforcing the importance of disciplined stock selection and careful attention to valuation. Here, Alex Wright, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Special Situations and Special Values, discusses where he continues to find opportunities across the UK market.
Our Multi Asset team's views on which asset classes and markets are presenting the greatest opportunities and risks.
Recent moves in oil prices have reinforced the uncertainty surrounding the inflation outlook and the path for interest rates. Resilient US growth, uncertain Fed signals and persistent regional inflation pressures also continue to suggest the outlook for rates is far from clear. Mike Riddell, Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund, discusses the key drivers shaping rates markets and where he sees the risks and opportunities for bond investors.