COVID-19 Lockdowns Starting to Lift. Earnings, Economic Data Reflect Fallout. German Court to Rule on ECB Bond Purchases. This market update tackles the above headlines and more.
Global economic activity is being frozen to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Yet implications for asset prices will depend on the cumulative impact of the growth shortfall over time. BlackRock believe that policy actions to cushion the impact of virus shock are nothing short of a revolution.
Slowing growth, de-globalization, and higher savings rates may warrant greater caution and selectivity with respect to emerging markets debt over the next decade.
Some investors use a set-it-and-forget-it approach to their portfolios, but there are times when the asset mix may need to be recalibrated to achieve one’s goals.
In this week’s article we will have a look at the relationship between net asset value (NAV), yield, and total return. There are two main components of total return, Income or yield and capital appreciation, which are two ways how an investor in mutual funds can earn money.
Last week global equities were weaker overall on what turned out to be a rather interesting week in terms of newsflow. The MSCI World Index finished down 1.5%, the S&P 500 Index was down 1.3%, the STOXX Europe 600 was down 1.2% and the MSCI Asia Pacific was down 2.3%. Headlines remain mixed as we progress towards some kind of loosening of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Global economic activity is being frozen to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Yet implications for asset prices will depend on the cumulative impact of the growth shortfall over time. BlackRock believe that policy actions to cushion the impact of virus shock are nothing short of a revolution.
A mutual fund’s price is calculated as its net asset value, or NAV. The NAV for a given mutual fund is the price of its assets (with all of its liabilities subtracted) divided by the number of shares.
When times of turmoil hit, most investors become risk-averse, seeking safety over opportunity for higher returns. The coronavirus-driven crisis is no different in that regard. However, director of fixed income at Franklin Templeton, London, sees some striking differences between this and other crises.
All major ratings agencies adopt a “rate through the cycle” approach. All agencies have also given implicit/explicit credit to euro issuers for being part of the EU and, to a greater or lesser extent, operated in the expectation that the EU will work to help any member state as long as that state tries to help itself.
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