The reflation narrative is gathering steam and many investors are questioning the extent to which the recent back-up in core government bond yields can continue. Against this backdrop, Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund Co-Manager Claudio Ferrarese gives his outlook for rates and outlines the factors which suggest that this may well present a buying opportunity.
Global Head of Macro Salman Ahmed debates the potential for a tantrum in markets due to the risks emanating from fiscal dominance and inflation moving higher. He also looks ahead and considers future central bank intervention and how this could impact returns across asset classes.
Covid-19 has left over 400,000 maritime workers stranded at sea, prohibited from disembarking at port or unable to secure flights home. Find out how more investors are joining our campaign through an open letter to the UN, calling for urgent action to address this humanitarian crisis and preserve the sustainability of global supply chains.
Investors often shy away from complexity, with mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs prime examples. We look at how these areas often create pricing inefficiencies for fundamental investors willing to do the work and outline how the Fidelity Global Special Situations Fund is set up to continue benefit from event-driven opportunities over 2021.
Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund co-portfolio managers Tim Foster and Claudio Ferrarese outline how they have effectively navigated an eventful last 12 months in global fixed income markets. If 2020 was a year of dramatic changes, they also look ahead and discuss why they expect 2021 to be more focussed on alpha and picking the right opportunities.
As China celebrates a new lunar year, Fidelity China Consumer Fund Manager Hyomi Jie looks ahead and assesses whether the Year of the Ox (or Bull) will live up to its name. She discusses whether China will be able to sustain its remarkable post-Covid-19 recovery and outlines why investors need to be on guard against divergent sector performance.
Our health care analyst discusses the wide-ranging approaches taken by countries across the globe to vaccinate their populations and what that might mean for a global recovery - in health and in wealth terms. While China is firing on all cylinders, Israel stands out as the fastest mover among developed markets.
Romain Boscher, Global CIO for equities offers his take on how the global equities picture will unfold in the year ahead. He discusses why he believes earnings will continue to recover but at an uneven pace and answers: will we see a wholesale switch to value investing in 2021?
China’s swift return to “normality” should mean lower risks compared to many developed countries still struggling with the impact of the virus. Dale Nicholls, portfolio manager of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC, examines the investment opportunities ahead as selected areas continue to reap benefits from the structural trends accelerated by Covid-19.
Fidelity Global Dividend Fund portfolio manager Dan Roberts sets out the case for focusing on quality and sustainable businesses in 2021. He also discusses how his three key building blocks of returns are likely to shape up in the year ahead.
Around the world consumer behaviour patterns are shifting to online and nowhere is this bigger and more pervasive than in China. Hyomi Jie, portfolio manager of the Fidelity China Consumer Fund, discusses how the digitisation of consumption trends is creating new opportunities and outlines the key trends to watch out for in 2021.
2020 was a year like no other. Covid-19 upended the global economy and led to the fastest bear market in history - before an unprecedented policy response drove a remarkable recovery in financial markets. So how should investors think about approaching 2021?
V, W or L? Market participants have assigned various letters to the potential shape of the economic recovery from Covid-19. Here, Romain Boscher, Global CIO for Equities, makes the case for a two-speed ‘K-shaped’ recovery. Against this backdrop, do valuations remain justified or are investors being ‘irrationally exuberant’?
Innovation has transformed the world and impacted everything from the way we travel, communicate and work. Although historically been viewed as an imitator, China is now at the forefront of the next wave of innovation. Our team outline three themes set to define China’s future dominance and where the investment opportunities lie.
Global CIOs Andrew McCaffery and Romain Boscher discuss how economies and companies are emerging from the pandemic and the implications for markets. While there are growing signs of optimism, markets remain highly sensitive to changes in sentiment. So what are the risks lying ahead?
Paras Anand, Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific, discusses how an increasing number of Chinese firms are shifting their focus away from a US listing in favour of domestic stock markets. He examines what’s driving this sea change and the implications for both Chinese companies and international investors.
China boasts the biggest consumer market in the world by population with large parts of it still under-penetrated. Wealth and technology are fuelling the sophistication of tastes and diversifying demand, often in unexpected ways. Paras Anand, Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific, talks with portfolio managers Hyomi Jie and Dale Nicholls to understand the trajectory of consumption in the country and what it means for markets.
The potential for widespread dividend cuts and cancellations was a dominant narrative over the first half of the year as lockdowns hit. But to what extent has rhetoric been matched by reality? We reveal some of the key payout patterns seen so far and outline why a focus on solid and sustainable dividend-payers looks set to continue to reward income-seeking investors in the future.
The assumption that shareholder returns should be maximised at any cost has been challenged by Covid-19, further embedding sustainable investing as a future destination for asset flows. Head of Equities, Asia Ned Salter and Lead Cross-Asset Strategist Wen-Wen Lindroth explore the drivers behind this transformation and their consequences for investors.
Covid-19 has already had a significant economic and social impact with extensive monetary and fiscal policies implemented to help mitigate the cost of the pandemic. This new world raises new challenges for income-seeking investors - we assess how and where investors might reach for yield.