Are central banks doing enough to bolster their economies to ensure recovery once we know a path out of the pandemic? With news that both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Fed hold steady for now on their policy movements, Fidelity’s Head of Global Macro and Investment Strategy, Anna Stupnytska outlines what that means for global economics.

In this monthly video series, our Multi Asset team dissect what's changed in markets, what's new and what they're keeping an eye on. This month, portfolio manager Chris Forgan turns the spotlight on emerging markets – where lower valuations, a softer US dollar, and policy flexibility are creating a compelling backdrop.

Even by the oil market’s standards 2020 has been exceptionally volatile. The market has faced unanticipated supply and demand shocks, leading to the commodity’s worst quarter in history. Louise Fribourg, Markets Analyst within our Multi Asset team explores what the oil crisis means in the context of global markets: does this cheap price offer investors value, or is caution warranted?

Huge artificial intelligence capital expenditure has been a key theme for the technology sector and wider global equity markets this year. Fidelity Global Technology portfolio manager, Hyun Ho Sohn, discusses whether this is sustainable and highlights where he sees attractive opportunities across broader global technology, both within AI and beyond.

Global health, monetary and fiscal policy has been rightly focusing on limiting the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak over recent weeks. Paras Anand, CIO Asset Management Asia Pacific, takes a step back and assesses the longer-term ramifications for businesses in terms of taxation, regulation and unexpected shifts in the jobs market.

Short dated high quality corporate bonds are once again emerging as an attractive opportunity for cautious income focused investors. The 1-to-5-year investment grade segment delivers a clear yield premium over cash and government bonds, offers low duration risk and retains a much stronger credit profile than high yield. Here, we highlight how this profile has driven one of the strongest long-term risk adjusted returns across major fixed income markets and why it remains a compelling choice for investors seeking income without taking on unnecessary risk.

Recent market volatility has opened up a number of new opportunities, but methods of assessing these must adapt to avoid value traps. Fidelity American Special Situations Fund Manager Angel Agudo discusses the complexities of determining the price to pay for US companies in a post-pandemic world.

Dale Nicholls, portfolio manager of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC, dives into the shifts reshaping China’s equity landscape, revealing how market dislocations and on-the-ground research could unlock compelling opportunities.

The plunge into negative prices for US WTI oil produced some shocking headlines, but it is due to a technical effect of the futures market. James Trafford, Analyst & Portfolio Manager explains what the technical drivers are behind the oil price.

Alex Wright, portfolio manager of Fidelity Special Values PLC, shares why the UK remains a compelling destination for investors. Despite UK equities hitting record highs and international interest returning, opportunities remain.

During times of intense volatility and uncertainty, it is normal for investors to shorten their investment timelines. Fidelity’s Paras Anand, Head of Asset Management, Asia Pacific, takes a step back from the current noise and outlines three key themes that are set to endure and reward investors with a longer-term view.

Our analysis indicates that traditional 60/40 portfolios will be less able to cope with today’s new regime of fragmentation and global rewiring. We have therefore identified six actions that investors can take to make their portfolios more fit for this new environment:

With over 20 years of experience investing in Asia, I have invested through both the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997-98 and the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008. When it comes to periods of market downturn, and financial crises, each one is different and nuanced with differing causal effects. This time is different again. It is not about over-leveraging, but it is a global pandemic that we are facing. What began as an outbreak in China has now assumed a global scale. It is not financial distress, rather it is uncertainty about individual health and fear about personal wellbeing everywhere.

In the latest Fidelity Answers podcast, portfolio managers Fred Sykes and Tom Record look for the money left in the AI boom and places to hide if it goes wrong. Their argument: pay less attention to macro; demand isn’t the best driver of profitability, supply is.

Looking to the year ahead, Fidelity Asia Fund portfolio manager, Teera Chanpongsang believes investors face a new set of norms given a meaningful shift in the Sino-US dynamics and its impact on global growth. Encouragingly, however, Teera explains that Asian economic activity continues to outpace the West as long duration structural changes look to unfold in the year ahead.

Amid a sharp rise in global volatility, the Fidelity Global Dividend strategy has performed strongly, both on an absolute and relative basis. Our investment team outlines how the strategy’s emphasis on delivering a smoother return profile and protecting capital in falling markets, while providing a stable dividend, has been key to navigating turbulent markets.

30-year Gilt yields surged to their highest level since 1998 last week due to a sell-off in US Treasuries, as investors voiced concerns about their 'safe haven’ status. Despite market speculation about potential Bank of England intervention, fixed income portfolio manager Shamil Gohil outlines why he believes current conditions do not necessitate such measures.

Amid escalating US-China trade tensions and as Fidelity China Special Situations PLC celebrates 15 years since listing on the London Stock Exchange, portfolio manager, Dale Nicholls, takes stock of recent events and outlines his positioning in a shifting investment landscape. Against a backdrop of increased uncertainty and volatility, the potential for stock prices to become disconnected from underlying fundamentals can create attractive opportunities for long-term, active investors.