
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
It seems that adage of ‘never be short a quiet market’ held true recently as European equities saw their tenth consecutive all-time high, their longest run of record high sessions since 1990.
It seems that adage of ‘never be short a quiet market’ held true recently as European equities saw their tenth consecutive all-time high, their longest run of record high sessions since 1990.
A slowing in the pace of growth and fears about the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 have recently led financial markets to question the reflation trade. We just view this as a tempering of over-exuberant market expectations. Ultimately, growth is still going to be very strong.
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The restart of economic activity is real and broadening. This supports BlackRock’s pro-risk stance and their underweight in government bonds as they believe their low yields don’t reflect the restart’s momentum.
It had seemed like COVID-19 trends in Europe were showing signs of progress, but last week brought further concerns about infection rates in the United States and Asia.
China’s regulatory clampdown on industries such as tutoring and tech has unnerved global investors. BlackRock see little global spillover risk from China’s assertion of greater control over certain industries, even as it potentially leads to market volatility.
Global equities traded weaker overall last week with much of the focus on the latest round of corporate earnings releases, which look good so far and were surprisingly positive. It was also a week where China widened its regulatory net on big technology companies, which weighed on market sentiment.
On 6th July 2021, Terry Smith from Fundsmith Equity Fund gave an update on the performance of the fund, together with his views on the financial world and the current trends.
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