Market briefings looking back at August
A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through August.
Adviser-Hub 6th Sep 2021
Cows, methane and the climate threat
Methane can be a more threatening pollutant than carbon dioxide when it comes to the greenhouse gases behind global warming. Our portfolio managers and analysts discuss a number of pioneering new meth...
Fidelity International 3rd Sep 2021
Fidelity International | Sustainable engagement in China
The rapid growth in e-commerce has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with significant knock-on implications in terms of fuel emissions and packaging waste. Against this backdrop, Fidelity has...
Staying the course in Asia
Asian equities have tumbled in recent times, driven by notable weakness in China’s markets amid heightened regulatory tightening. Fidelity Asia Fund portfolio manager Teera Chanpongsang reviews the ev...
What lies ahead for Europe?
Sam Morse and Marcel Stötzel, portfolio managers of the Fidelity European Fund and Fidelity European Trust PLC, review the outlook for continental European equity markets. Following a period of strong...
The Week: Will tapering bring the stock market party to an end?
Markets continue to ride a wave of easy money: could the Federal Reserve bring that to an abrupt halt?
Adviser-Hub 2nd Sep 2021
UK market review: M&A activity boosts mid caps in August
Investors witnessed a surge of M&A activity in August as companies sought to make use of their high cash balances.
Global update: The beginning of the end
The US Federal Reserve may start to reduce its stimulus measures sooner than expected.
China
“A white knuckle ride” is how Dzmitry Lipski, head of funds research at Interactive Investor, described the performance of the Chinese stock market in the wake of a government crackdown on the nation’...
Adviser-Hub 1st Sep 2021
The Week: What does a normalising recovery mean for investors?
As economic recovery starts to slow into a more normal pattern, is it bad news for over-inflated markets?
Adviser-Hub 26th Aug 2021
Five things to watch out for in the rest of 2021
The economic restart is well under way, with buoyant economic data emerging from most major economies. However, the world can only reopen once and we are entering the ‘post-restart’ era.
Adviser-Hub 20th Aug 2021
The Week: Inflation falling? No-one is fooled
Inflation may have dropped, but few believe inflationary pressures have gone away.
Adviser-Hub 18th Aug 2021
How to get the maths right on education costs
After a bumper year for A level grades, almost 400,000 students were confirmed at their first-choice university this year. This is good news for them, but may also commit their long-suffering parents...
Adviser-Hub 16th Aug 2021
The war on plastic - Finding solutions and winners
Demand for plastic is still growing, says Velislava Dimitrova and Cornelia Furse, Portfolio Managers on the Fidelity Sustainable Water & Waste fund, but solutions are emerging to minimise its environm...
Fidelity International 11th Aug 2021
Retirement should be enjoyed, not endured
Retirees need income solutions that can provide spending confidence through retirement, says Jason Borbora-Sheen, co-Portfolio Manager, Ninety One Diversified Income Fund.
Ninety One 11th Aug 2021
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