Kerry Brown, Director Of The Lau China Institute At Kings College London

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• The valuation picture is brighter on local duration in Emerging Markets.
• Within the UK Government’s recently-published Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, the challenge posed by China’s growing global influence is a core and recurrent theme.
• The Bank for International settlements has long argued about these collateral effects, and the potential deflationary consequences of keeping interest rates too low for too long, causing an asset bubble-burst cycle.
• Fears of a Chinese deleveraging remain overdone, as discussed above, and OPEC members are as in need as ever to boost oil prices, given higher political tensions in the Gulf.
• The world has changed dramatically, something that has of course affected every major political party in virtually every democratic society.
• Left unchecked, another financial boom-bust cycle could have unprecedented political consequences.
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Therefore, we expect Republicans will elect for the tax-path-of-least resistance, and the tax cut will cost less than $1.5tr over 10 years (or $1tr if existing cuts are extended), in line with the Byrd rule. Therefore, the stimulus to the economy would be $100bn per year or, maximum, 0.5pp of GDP. But even if political slogans are shifting further away from reality, the resulting policies are likely to have a real impact on the economy. Looking at historical examples, fiscal spending, protectionism and military activity are the most likely outcomes of populist regimes in the medium-term.

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We expect no change to the BoJ’s policy stance after Governor Kuroda’s current term ends in April 2018. Lastly, while the focus on rising US yields is unlikely to go away in the near term, it is likely that the correlation of global bond markets remains. Further, as the US growth surge plays out it will further reaffirm the case for higher US yields. In countries where the current growth impetus is weaker, virus trajectory more negative or inflation prospects weaker there is potentially a higher reaction function between US yields and foreign central banks- with the ECB an obvious case in point. Higher US yields have forced the Fed to resist more hawkish pressures from the market . However, higher US yields are likely to put pressure for a more activist dovish response from the Fed to prevent an undue tightening on financial conditions – or in their words retain ‘favourable financing conditions’.

There has been lots of talk about what the shape of economic recovery might be. The interest received from a bond, which is usually expressed annually as a percentage based on the investment’s cost, its current market value or its face value. One of the types of share representing part ownership of the fund that is different to other share classes for some reason, such as it pays out income rather than paying it back into the fund. An investment category used to define the primary business of a company, such as technology, energy, or healthcare. A ratio comparing the expected returns of an investment with the amount of risk undertaken. The term used to describe the activities the fund manager undertakes to limit the risk of a loss in a fund.

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Brazil’s vulnerabilities have been reduced significantly, but value has run out in external debt. But amidst the improving story, fiscal deterioration has continued almost unnoticed. The IMF estimates that Brazil’s gross debt to GDP will increase from 73% when Temer first came to power, to 88% by end-2018.

In other words, over the second half of 2020, the economy will almost surely be either growing or continuing to contract; it won’t be holding steady at low levels as depicted by an “L”. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK. The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription. When the value of a particular asset, market or sector moves up and down fairly frequently and/or significantly. Holding a smaller proportion of a particular asset class, sector or region than that defined by the fund’s asset allocation framework.

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These include asset bubbles in interest rate sensitive assets, like bonds, high dividend stocks or property; but also a misallocation of resources to asset-dependent and leverage-heavy industries, like real estate or energy. The Bank for International settlements has long argued about these collateral effects, and the potential deflationary consequences of keeping interest rates too low for too long, causing an asset bubble-burst cycle. Over the first half of 2017, we saw a build-up in expectations on US corporate tax reform, which faded over the summer. This month, we are finally close to getting an economic boost from tax cuts. In Europe, the Merkel-Macron alliance post French elections provided a similar outlook, but recent negotiations in Germany have thrown cold water on the prospect of imminent fiscal and political integration. In the second half of 2018, however, and especially in the scenario of a grand coalition with CDU and SPD, who has been more vocal on European integration, we believe the final result will be more positive than markets fear.

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The UK managed to eke out an agreement that should ensure Brexit negotiations move on to trade discussions by end of December. There has been, for now, no surprise House of Commons revolt by Conservative MPs or the DUP to topple PM Theresa May despite her willingness to make ample concessions in pursuit of moving forward the negotiations. Both of these groups have made enough dire warnings for there to be binary risks to government stability throughout 2018. We think their willingness to tolerate concessions bodes positively for the political survival of PM May, subject to the generosity of the EU’s trade proposals. Greece’s 2018 will be the defining year for its debt restructuring odyssey.

Global QE helped fuel an asset price recovery which increased the divide both between asset-owners vs income-earners, and also amongst asset owners (e.g. since 2008, house prices are up 20% in San Francisco, down 15% in Camden, NJ). One consequence of this growing inequality may have meant fewer opportunities to access education. As low skill jobs face growing competition from technology, the inability to attain a college degree may have been a key contributor to a lower participation rate as this demographic has dropped out of the work force the fastest. With nearly 2/3rd of jobs estimated to require a college degree by 2020, a policy response may be needed to tackle this structural driver of declining participation.

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A tight labour market and rising income will likely support consumption. Companies are stepping up capex on productivity-enhancing investments like IT and automation. After winning a majority in the lower house in October, PM Abe reaffirmed economic stimulus pushing a ¥2tn FY2017 supplementary budget focusing on educational aid for low-income households and elderly care.

The European Central Bank “needs a rocket scientist, not a rock star”, quipped the website Politico shortly after the nomination of Christine Lagarde to succeed Mario Draghi at the helm of the ECB, starting November 2019. The risk, the commentary continued, is that the presidency of Lagarde, a central banking outsider more renowned for her stellar political achievements than for her macroeconomic expertise, will bring about a dangerous “politicization” of the Bank. Algebris Limited is authorised and Regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and you may not get back the original amount you invested. Secondly, over coming weeks and months, as was alluded to by the Fed Chairman in the press conference, “really strong economic data is coming”. From our perspective the reality of sharply higher US economic data will underline the divergent growth trajectories and thus is likely to generate a heightened reaction function in FX. The reaction function of the Fed, so far at least, appears to be not to react. Within the UK Government’s recently-published Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, the challenge posed by China’s growing global influence is a core and recurrent theme.