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We as multi-asset investors see opportunities to capitalise on macroeconomic and microeconomic dislocations through thematic investing over both tactical and strategic time horizons.
The global threat posed by Covid-19 and government policies enacted to control the spread of the virus have had immediate impacts on observed behaviors. While damaging economies, lockdowns and social distancing measures also created pockets of tactical investment opportunities as individuals and businesses have had to quickly adjust to new safety measures. As part of the new behaviors basket, we have seen consumption habits gradually and partially revert to more normal levels, as illustrated in the chart below. The temporary outperformance of this basket exemplifies the more tactical nature of market opportunities that the Covid crisis has presented for investors.
Source: BlackRock and Google, as of July 2020. Big ticket items include high-priced items such as automobile purchases and repairs. Social consumption includes activities such as dining out.
The pandemic accelerated pre-existing trends by strengthening awareness around health and the environment, reinforcing a desire for flexibility, and reemphasizing the fragility of global supply chains. We see these as drivers of a more persistent evolution in behaviours across governments, businesses, and people.
Among the drivers of outperformance, we see businesses’ sensitivity to vaccine developments, the continuing fiscal policy support from governments aimed at consumers and specific industries, and the yield curve dynamics resulting from the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy actions.
The restrictions imposed on in-person interactions as a result of coronavirus has made online activity more widespread than ever before. In this “new normal” of working, shopping, and socializing from home, the digital infrastructure undergirding online workstreams, video conferencing, and cloud-based platforms has created a significant opportunity for the technology sector to continue its decades-long outperformance over broad global equity markets.