FTEC News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index From 02/16/21

Tech is not in a bubble, even if it feels like it is. In a structurally risk-on environment, people aren't looking for reasons not to invest, they're looking for justifications to invest. There's a very real chance that as FAAMG continues to grow, we don't have a major market corr...

I think we're not alone in being quite amazed by the resilience that the US market has shown following the very violent selloff in February and March. One of our big themes, digital innovation, continues to lead, transforming what I would call the more traditional or, sort of, classic...

After a dramatic year of volatility, the U.S. stock market ended 2020 at record highs. Can this momentum continue this year? ESG investments clearly outperformed in 2020. 2021 should be a year of much better cash flow for companies. For further details see: A Stock Picke...

With the advent of a series of successful vaccines, global markets can almost afford to be oblivious to virus headlines and instead focus on the medium term when economies have reopened. But, against this backdrop, a big question for investors must be: how quickly can populations be vacci...

The pandemic has sped up structural trends that are benefiting sectors such as technology and healthcare - and we believe these trends are not fully priced in. Rising inflation expectations have driven up U.S. 10-year Treasury yields but to a lesser degree than in the past, in line wi...

The Global X Millennials Thematic ETF invests in companies that appeal to the preferences and spending habits of Millennials. As defined by Global X, Millennials are those born between 1980 and 2000, or roughly those between the ages of 20 and 40 (Millennials now outnumber Baby-Boomer...

The SARS-COV2 pandemic has boosted digitalization of global economies to the forefront of new investing themes. With this comes several central topics such as big data, cloud computing, and cyber-crime. Technological advancement, accelerating access to digital technology, and chan...

Car tech adoption has been modest at best, and traditional carmakers are showing signs of life. We're still many, many years away from a day when you can walk into an auto dealership and drive away in a fully autonomous car. However, it really does seem that 2021 is shaping up to be a...

As of 2019, the economic output of US technology companies was $1.9 trillion, or about 10% of US GDP. Over the last 30 years, the tech sector has been on the ascent, taking up an ever-growing share of the market. Tech will not be less important in our lives post-pandemic. Fo...

Europe is clearly at risk of a double-dip recession, albeit a modest one. The IHS Markit Flash Eurozone Composite PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) clocked in at 47.5, down from December's 49.1. The UK is in a worse situation, at an even greater risk than the eurozone of a double-dip re...