FNCL News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index From 06/14/21

The financials and banking stocks have been some of the best performing of the reflation trade since the second half of 2020. On the whole, we know banks like to make their profits by lending long term and borrowing short term. In summary, the risk-reward setup for banks and finan...

Consumer Services climb to the top performing sector in May. Supply constraints limit output for basic material and consumer good sectors. Broadly positive economic conditions point to further closing in on the removal of accommodative policy. For further details see: U....

During the pandemic lockdown in the first half of 2020, only three S&P 500 sectors saw positive earnings and revenue growth for Q1 and Q2 ’20. In Q1 ’21, Technology has grown EPS and revenue 53% and 21%, respectively. Once Q2 ’21 earnings start in mid-July...

Supply respite combines with persistent demand to fuel favorable loan market technicals. As loan supply set records in the first four months of the year, so too did new demand for loans. The loan markets' net forward calendar, which represents all institutional loans in the pipeli...

While interest rates have stabilized in recent weeks, investors were unnerved when yields spiked 75 bps in barely 10 weeks. The potential for another surge in interest rates probably leads the list of investor anxieties. Different sectors respond very differently to rising rates. ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) has reached an all-time trading high in Friday’s market session. JPM reached $163.75 and is +1.19% on the day so far.Additionally, the financial sector has been one of the strongest performing sectors year-to-date. As a whole, the financial secto...

The market has pressed to new all-time highs, and in the near term there is little to dampen optimism - the economy continues to strengthen, bolstered by monetary and fiscal stimulus, improving corporate investment and strong retail consumption. If anything has weighed on investors in...

Diversification remains key. Flexible strategies can also take advantage of a more uncertain yield and spread environment. We continue to find reasonable opportunity in both public and private credit markets. We find value in non-agency mortgages and prefer cyclicals to growth sto...

With greater clarity on the sustainability of the economic recovery, we also saw the opportunity set across markets broaden to include sectors beyond those seen as the primary beneficiaries of an economic reopening. As expected, the recovery hasn't been smooth sailing for all, with su...

U.S. big banks Q1 earnings beat Street. Will their winning ways continue? Key drivers of Q1 profits for U.S. banks. Outlook for U.S. financials. For further details see: U.S. Banks Beat Street. Will Their Winning Ways Continue?