On Thursday 13th May 2021, MeDirect will be holding its next medirectalk – a series of seminars featuring several financial experts and asset managers on market and investment updates.
Inflation looks set to overshoot the Fed’s target as BlackRock expected. Yet BlackRock see uncertainties around the near-term persistence of the overshoot as the restart leads to unusual supply and demand dynamics. BlackRock have closed their tactical overweight in inflation-linked bonds as inflation expectations have risen sharply but favoured them strategically as they see medium-term inflation still underpriced.
Global equities traded marginally lower last week, with much of the focus at a company level as first quarter (Q1) earnings season progresses. Despite strong earnings and record beats, there was lackluster price action, with significant divergence in each region.
First quarter of 2021 review of the High Yield Market & the Liontrust High Yield Bond Fund & outlook for the High Yield Market in general.
A powerful economic restart is underway in the U.S. – with Europe and emerging markets (EMs) set to follow. At the same time BlackRock’s new nominal theme has been playing out, with a hefty jump in inflation expectations but a more muted rise in nominal yields. Against this backdrop, BlackRock reiterate their pro-risk stance and refine our tactical views in response to adjustments in market pricing and valuations.
Equities globally were lacklustre last week, with Europe underperforming amid a position-driven selloff. Outside of the obvious continuing focus on the pandemic and vaccine rollouts, there was little in the way of broad market themes, which in turn saw focus shifting to technical factors and company specifics amidst the first-quarter earnings season.
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Blackrock see the economic restart and greater stability in U.S. government bond yields – as indicated by their new nominal theme – supporting emerging market assets over coming months. These valuations appear relatively attractive in a world of low yields after a choppy start to the year. Risks to Blackrock’s view include potential policy tightening and sluggish vaccine rollouts in some EMs.
The spread of COVID-19 infections in continental Europe and how governments are managing it continues to contribute heavily to the market push and pull we’ve seen in recent weeks and months.
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