News & Updates
In our News & Updates section, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening at MeDirect Group. Through this section we also publish weekly market updates provided by well-established fund houses and other interesting financial reads. Make sure to visit often to keep yourself up to date.
BlackRock Commentary: The New Nominal Takes Shape
BlackRock have long flagged the potential for higher inflation in the medium term, and markets have awoken to this prospect amid expectations for large U.S. fiscal stimulus. They don’t see this derailing the risk asset rally in the near term. We expect a muted response of nominal yields to inflation – our new nominal theme.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
COVID-19 and the economic impact of prolonged lockdowns continues to be a driver for Europe’s markets. However, many market observers remain positive on economic outlook, particularly in the United States.
BlackRock Commentary: A bipolar U.S.-China world order
The pandemic has accelerated the rewiring of globalization – with a bipolar U.S.-China world order at its center. The Biden administration is taking a sharply different approach to China in trade and climate policy. Yet overall tensions look set to stay elevated amid ongoing economic and technological competition.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
The proposed US$1.9 trillion fiscal package announced by President-elect Joe Biden was the key focus for the United States, whilst in Europe, politics and the continuing fight against COVID-19 held investor attention.
Market Update by Liontrust – Q4 2020
Fourth quarter of 2020 review of the High Yield Market & the Liontrust High Yield Bond Fund & outlook for the High Yield Market as we move into the new year.
BlackRock Commentary: The new nominal, accelerated
The Democrats’ newly gained majority in U.S. Congress paves the way for greater public spending but the narrow margin limits the scope for higher taxes, in their view. BlackRock expect this outcome to speed up “the new nominal”, or their expectations for stronger growth coupled with stable nominal yields, even as a more infectious virus strain threatens to make the path to a full activity restart more bumpy.
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