July global Macro Monthly - Clouds darken Summer re-opening
- 22 July 2021 (10 min read)
Key points
- COVID-19 again haunts markets – the delta strain gains.
- A large re-opening recovery is underway. Yet virus re-emergence and supply-chain constraints are taking the shine off the pace of rebound.
- Inflation is rising synchronously, driven by base effects, commodities and bottlenecks. Mostly expectations remain well anchored suggesting a transitory rise.
- Some developed markets’ central banks are reducing asset purchases; the Federal Reserve remains “a ways” from such an announcement.
- Technicals and positioning account for lower yields, although recent dips suggest risk-off delta fears.
- Credit and equity remain well supported, although value-growth rotation in equity has reversed on lower yields. We prefer euro credit spreads to US.
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