Credit cycles patterns have the ability to provide signals as to when to take or reduce risks. Yet many fund managers failed to spot the end of the credit cycle was nigh in 2020
As we move through the different phases of the Covid-19 crisis and recovery, continuously evolving market dislocations will present challenges and opportunities. Fidelity Global CIO Andrew McCaffery and Anna Stupnytska, Head of Global Macro, discuss why investors should allocate capital that is sensitive to recovery rates, as well as identifying some key themes that will shape returns over a longer-term horizon
Credit fundamentals have worsened since the market sell-off began, although central banks could provide some companies with a soft landing and many firms have drawn on their credit lines in a bid to stay afloat. In our latest edition of 360°, we discuss the uptick in defaults and downgrades and consider what this means for fixed-income markets.
China’s five-day May Day holiday was the first big test of domestic demand - and particularly tourism - since Covid-19 lockdowns started being lifted. We take a close look at China’s journey back towards normality and highlight some of the bright spots that we are seeing on-the-ground.