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Market Week - Fed and tech earnings in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as the Fed and tech earnings are the main focus after last week’s wobble in stock markets.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jul 2021
The Week Ahead: 26 July 2021
What you need to know in the next five days
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jul 2021
Forget inflation - slow growth is far more concerning
Markets point to an economic rebound hitting the buffers
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Jul 2021
What are nervy markets telling us?
Today on the show, after a sharp dip in markets this week we’re asking what’s spooking investors right now
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 22 Jul 2021
Can big tech earnings help lift markets?
IBM, Netflix and Twitter report this week
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 20 Jul 2021
Market week: what you need to know
Prices and the pandemic fuel a risk-off shift
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jul 2021
How inflation has impacted different generations & what you can do about it
Inflation affects all of us in different ways
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Jul 2021
Investment Outlook
Each quarter Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity Personal Investing, analyses global markets and the key asset classes to provide a unique outlook for the next 12 months.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Jul 2021
Investment Outlook Special: what you’re asking us
This week, it’s an Investment Outlook special. As always, our latest quarterly Outlook rounds-up the state of play in markets and looks forward to the months ahead.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 14 Jul 2021
When should we start to worry about price rises?
Inflation was on investor’s minds when we asked for their questions
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 14 Jul 2021
What could markets do in the second half of 2021?
Hopes of a strong recovery have buoyed markets so far this year
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 02 Jul 2021
Where next for US stocks?
Short-term concerns, longer-term strengths
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 01 Jul 2021
The perils of market timing
How to avoid being caught out
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Jun 2021
Markets’ wobbly week | Will pensions get less generous?
This week, it’s been a rough week for markets after fears that higher inflation could force central banks to raise interest rates sooner sparked a sharp reversal for share prices.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 23 Jun 2021
Where next for markets?
With stock markets hitting new highs on both sides of the Atlantic this week, we look at the key drivers and discuss the flip side to all the good economic news - the return of inflation.
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 17 Jun 2021
Four Select 50 equity income funds
Choices for income-seeking investors
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 15 Jun 2021
A test of investors’ nerves awaits
Wall Street is hopeful for more of the same
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 15 Jun 2021
Is the UK or the US a better investment right now?
There are positives to both
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 20 May 2021
Fasten your seatbelts
But don’t be fazed by volatility
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 May 2021
Why are markets hoping for bad news?
Inflation jitters are starting to kick in
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 11 May 2021
Are corporate earnings strong enough to sustain markets?
Companies have significantly bettered expectations so far
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 07 May 2021
Challenges mount for Buffett as successor named
What’s eating the world’s most famous investor?
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 07 May 2021
How bullish should we be?
There’s lots of good news. Is it in the price?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 06 May 2021
Market Week podcast - Earnings continue to outperform expectations
In this week’s market update: earnings continue to outperform expectations; commodities rise as economies re-open; and the dollar slides as the rest of the world catches up
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 May 2021
Biden’s first 100 days
Investors have welcomed the new President
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Apr 2021
Consumer staples: the stock market’s ‘middle child’
In this podcast Fidelity’s Ed Monk and Tom Stevenson discuss those companies that fit somewhere in the middle between growth and value stocks.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 29 Apr 2021
Will FAANG strength derail value surge?
US tech giants have lagged - but still make oodles of cash
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 26 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - Earnings season gets into full swing
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as earnings season gets into full swing and Brexit continues to squeeze trade in Europe.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Apr 2021
Is the value rally already over?
Investors look for clues from earnings season
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 20 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - Is the stock market ready to pause for breath?
In this week’s market update: is the market ready to pause for breath; or will trillions of excess savings fuel an extended recovery?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Apr 2021
The global recovery begins to take shape
The UK is promising, but don’t forget the superpowers
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 16 Apr 2021
What you’re asking us: Investment Outlook Special
In this podcast Fidelity’s Ed Monk and Tom Stevenson, discuss the latest Investment Outlook report and answers a selection of questions from readers.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 14 Apr 2021
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 2
After a record-breaking year, the outlook remains positive. With yields rising, however, asset allocation is key.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Apr 2021
Biden’s risky stimulus bet means someone else must pick up the tab
Package represents biggest reshaping of US economy in decades
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Apr 2021
Week to test economies as lockdown lifts
Recent gains for markets mean much good news has been priced in
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 12 Apr 2021
Market Week - Consumer spending in focus
In this week’s market update: all eyes are on consumer spending as economies re-open; the banks kick-start the first quarter earnings season; and Chinese shares show it can be better to travel than to arrive.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Apr 2021
Where next for markets?
It’s Outlook time again
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - US stock market hits record highs
In this week’s market update: new market records as America’s post-pandemic boom begins; Britain starts to re-open its economy; and Europe looks through the latest Covid wave.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Apr 2021
Boom time for stock markets as bonds left in the doldrums
Populist spending in the US is stoking inflationary forces
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 06 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - Shares enjoy their best 12 months since the 1930s
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as shares enjoy their best 12 months since the 1930s; but bonds are hit hard by inflation fears.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 30 Mar 2021
Investment opportunities after the pandemic
What have we learned and where do we go from here?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 26 Mar 2021
Bonds & inflation
In this podcast Fidelity’s Ed Monk and Tom Stevenson discuss the outlook for bonds and the latest inflation figures released for the UK.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 25 Mar 2021
This investment ‘safe haven’ is about to hit stormy seas
The past four decades have lulled us into a false sense of security
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Mar 2021
Covid: one year on
Investors look through the pandemic
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Mar 2021
Market Week - A year on from the pandemic
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead a year on from the pandemic low with the Deliveroo IPO highlighting one of the Covid winners.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Mar 2021
Sustainable fund picks
How ESG underpins our fund choices in 2021
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 22 Mar 2021
Don’t blame young people for chasing get-rich-quick schemes
The stock market is the ultimate get-rich-slow machine
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Mar 2021
Market Week - Inflation and rising bond yields in focus
In this week’s market update: inflation and rising bond yields remain the key focus; stimulus cheques are destined for the stock market; and it’s a big week for central banks.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Mar 2021
How to invest in the pandemic recovery
Is it time to look beyond the technology winners of last year?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 12 Mar 2021
What the recent round of bond selloffs tells investors
Expect more of the same to come
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 05 Mar 2021
Why bond yields are rising and what it means for share prices
Inflation expectations at the heart
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 26 Feb 2021
Market Week Podcast - Investors start to worry about inflation
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as investors start to worry about inflation and the dark side of ESG investing comes under scrutiny.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Feb 2021
Market Week - Optimistic outlook push shares higher
In this week’s market update: shares push higher in a perfect storm of positives; the pound heads towards $1.40 on re-opening hopes.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Feb 2021
S&P 500 at a new high
In this podcast Fidelity’s Ed Monk and Tom Stevenson discuss the outlook for the US stock market as the S&P 500 gets close to hitting 4,000.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 11 Feb 2021
Market Week - Investors focus on big US stimulus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as investors focus on big US stimulus and earnings season picks up on the positive market mood.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 09 Feb 2021
Big tech earnings defy expectations again - well, most do
Is Tesla starting to show its frailties?
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 03 Feb 2021
The GameStop drama raises a number of questions
However exhilarating, the GameStop Reddit drama is a risky way to trade
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 02 Feb 2021
Market Week Podcast - Retail investors take on Wall Street
In this week’s market update: there is no doubt about the big market story this week - the David and Goliath tale of retail investors taking on powerful Wall Street hedge funds and apparently winning - the first round at least.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 02 Feb 2021
Brown Advisory US Sustainable Growth Fund
One of our fund picks for 2021 with a focus on sustainability
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 29 Jan 2021
GameStop explained: how will the story end?
For most investors the GameStop rollercoaster is a curiosity
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 28 Jan 2021
Market correction is coming, but investors should ride it out
When doing nothing is best
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jan 2021
Market Week - Correction fears cloud the outlook
In this week’s market update: correction fears cloud the outlook; US politics gets back to normal as bi-partisan splits emerge on stimulus proposals; earnings season is in full swing; while over here Brexit is back on the radar.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jan 2021
Are the brakes on inflation about to be released?
What rising inflation could mean for your money
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 22 Jan 2021
A rising pound can be good and bad news
How I learned to stop worrying and love currency movements
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 22 Jan 2021
Will Biden unleash inflation?
The time to bolster your defences against future inflation is now
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - China's growth returns to pre-pandemic levels
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors with all eyes on Biden’s inauguration, while China’s growth returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jan 2021
Investors should brace for even more unknown unknowns
Stock-picking will determine success or failure more than making big calls
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - US in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors with the US in focus as the Trump presidency goes with a bang and earnings season begins.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Jan 2021
Global markets hit new highs - what’s going on?
Markets continue to shrug off the bad and focus on the good
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 08 Jan 2021
Investment Outlook 2021
Where to invest in the year ahead
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Jan 2021
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 1
Lessons from the pandemic
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Jan 2021
What Georgia means for investing in the US
Democratic Senate changes the landscape for Biden’s presidency
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 06 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - Investors in optimistic mood
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as investors head into the new year in optimistic mood on vaccine hopes and a Brexit deal secured.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 Jan 2021
Looking back at 2020; where do we stand now?
What did we learn about investing this year?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 18 Dec 2020
Airbnb: echoes of the dotcom bubble?
Four lessons to learn from the Airbnb flotation
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Dec 2020
Market Week - Brexit hopes offset Covid gloom
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as surging IPOs carry echoes of the dot.com bubble and Brexit hopes offset Covid gloom.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Dec 2020
How a weak dollar could affect your investments
What can you do to make currency moves work for you?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 11 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Brexit negotiations in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as shares give back some of their recent gains as vaccine and Brexit optimism fades.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Dec 2020
Fund picks for 2021
Sustainability, income and valuation in focus
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 04 Dec 2020
Tesla and 2020 - two peas in an (electric) pod
Inclusion on the S&P 500 tops off a stellar year for the company
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 03 Dec 2020
Six forces that will shape the year ahead for investors
Prepare for shifts in asset class, regional allocation and investment styles
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Global shares deliver record gains
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as global stock markets hit record gains in November and commodities also head for new highs.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Vaccine news continues to boost markets
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as news of another vaccine boosts stock markets and Rishi Sunak spells out his spending priorities.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 24 Nov 2020
Who will be the Christmas retail winners?
Retailers prepare for an online Christmas
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 20 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Vaccine hope boosts markets
In this week’s market update: markets break out of their recent range on vaccine hopes; Brexit talks hit the final straight; and retail is in focus at the end of earnings season.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 17 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Shares soar on vaccine hopes
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as shares soar on vaccine hopes, Joe Biden becomes President-elect and Brexit talks enters a crucial week.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 10 Nov 2020
Stock market gains make fools of forecasters
Pollsters - and stock market experts - are scratching their heads
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 09 Nov 2020
What does the US election mean for investors?
Markets come to terms with new realities both sides of the Atlantic
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 06 Nov 2020
US election: gridlock
What does a divided government mean for investors?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 Nov 2020
US election: still waiting
Indecisive vote leaves investors in limbo
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 04 Nov 2020
What markets do and don’t know after the 2020 US election
This week, we are, like you, digesting a US presidential election that is yet to be decided. Markets, however, are already reacting to what they know and that’s our focus today.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 04 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Investors focus on a tight US election
In this week’s market update: the point of maximum uncertainty as investors focus on a tight US election, widespread lockdowns in Europe, volatile markets, central bank meetings and third quarter earnings season.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 03 Nov 2020
Market hopes in hands of the FAANGs
This week, it’s a big week for the biggest companies in the world. The giants of US tech are updating investors on their performance, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 30 Oct 2020
Big Tech profits soar but stocks stumble - who should you believe?
US tech earnings top off a turbulent week for markets
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 30 Oct 2020
Expect more spending whatever the result of the US election
Can the V-shape market recovery continue?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 27 Oct 2020
Market Week Podcast - All eyes on the US election and earnings season results
In this week’s market update: the last days before a watershed US Presidential election; earnings season serves up a torrent of big company results; and the first sign of whether the US economy bounced back in the third quarter.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 27 Oct 2020
Investor hopes in the hands of the FAANGs
It’s a big week for tech - and markets everywhere
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 26 Oct 2020
Market Week - China's recovery continues
In this week’s market update: China’s recovery continues, if slightly slower than expected
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 21 Oct 2020
Is William Hill playing a winning hand in the US?
The agreed bid could spell big things stateside for the UK bookie
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 15 Oct 2020
Investment Outlook 2020 - Quarter 4
What next on the radar after Covid?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Oct 2020
Quarterly Outlook Special: what you’re asking us
The latest Quarterly Investment Outlook from Fidelity Personal Investing is out and, as is now traditional, we have asked you to submit your questions to the Outlook’s author, Tom Stevenson.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Oct 2020
Investing is a one-decision game this earnings season
The divergence between the economy’s winners and losers will continue in Q3
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 13 Oct 2020
Big Tech valuations leave investors asking the same questions
How to make sense of sky-high tech valuations
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 13 Oct 2020
Market Week - Earnings season gets underway
In this week’s market update: stocks rally on hopes for post-election stimulus; earnings season gets underway.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 13 Oct 2020
Will earnings justify the V-shaped market recovery?
What can investors expect this October?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 09 Oct 2020
Market Week - Stocks rise on further stimulus hopes
In this week’s market update: all eyes on the US after the President tests positive for Covid.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 06 Oct 2020
Tech poised to bounce back after falls?
Each stumble for tech has been followed by a strong recovery - so far
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 05 Oct 2020
Market week - crunch time begins for US & UK
In this week’s market update: shares rebound after the worst week in three months; the US election looms over Wall Street; while on this side of the pond, it’s all about Brexit.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Sep 2020
Are the latest tech IPOs worth the hype?
A recent rush prompts the biggest year for IPOs since 2014
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 25 Sep 2020
Market week - new lockdown fears
In this week’s market update: shares retreat on new lockdown fears; but higher prices encourage more companies to float their shares; and can the precious metals rally continue?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 22 Sep 2020
What happens to investment returns when inflation falls?
How to be prepared for changes in inflation
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 18 Sep 2020
Interest rates to stay lower for longer
Central banks have changed their priorities
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 17 Sep 2020
Market Week - Thoughts on the tech stock correction
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead giving some thoughts on the tech stock correction and the new prime minister of Japan.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Sep 2020
Tech funds beyond the FAANGs
Tech is here to stay - so where do the next best opportunities lie?
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 10 Sep 2020
Market Week - Volatility spikes higher
In this week’s market update: there’s a spike in volatility as big derivatives bets on tech stocks are uncovered.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 09 Sep 2020
Why the tech correction is good for your portfolio
A small slide now could avoid a bigger slump later
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 09 Sep 2020
What a stronger pound means for your investments
Who are the winners and losers when the pound strengthens?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 04 Sep 2020
Tech party paused for Musk & co.
Sector dragged lower on recovery uncertainty
Daniel Lane Fidelity Personal Investing - 04 Sep 2020
Market Week - UK housing market in focus
In this week’s market update: The UK housing market is in focus; employment figures are due on both sides of the Atlantic; and is the Chancellor looking for ways to claw back the cost of Covid rescue measures?
Daniel Lane Fidelity Personal Investing - 02 Sep 2020
Tech is dragging the market to new levels - is that a problem?
This week, with the US stock market now having fully recovered its losses since the outbreak of Covid-19, we’re taking a look at what’s driven that recovery - and why new dangers are emerging.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 27 Aug 2020
Why a stronger pound is really a weaker dollar
….and what it means for your portfolio
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Aug 2020
Market Week - US shares hit new highs
In this week’s market update: The S&P hits a new high but it’s a worryingly narrow rally; dividends suffer their worst fall since 2009; and central banks gather for a virtual Jackson Hole summit.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 25 Aug 2020
The lesson at the core of Apple’s gravity-defying rise
As Apple hits a $2trn valuation the need to stay diversified is apparent
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 20 Aug 2020
Why the S&P500 has hit a new record
Wall Street’s benchmark only tells half the story
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Aug 2020
Market Week - US stocks flirt with new highs
In this week’s market update: US stocks flirt with a new record high on the back of Chinese stimulus; investors shrug off plunging Japanese economic activity
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 18 Aug 2020
Market Week Podcast - US/China tensions heighten
In this week’s market update: in a quiet August week for company and economic news.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 11 Aug 2020
Markets weather the earnings storm
Are stock markets reasonably valued at the moment?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 07 Aug 2020
Market Week Podcast - Q2 earnings beat expectations
In this week’s market update: stocks hold on as some evidence emerges of economic recovery and second quarter earnings beat expectations; high yield bonds complete their best month since 2011; and gold heads further into uncharted territory.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 04 Aug 2020
JPM US Equity Income Fund
Quality matched with consistency
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 03 Aug 2020
Is Big Tech here to stay?
A big week for the FAANGs has prompted questions over their future
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 31 Jul 2020
The potential cost of the failure to find a Covid vaccine
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline in a race to develop world-changing Covid vaccine
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 29 Jul 2020
Market Week Podcast - Gold hits record high
In this week’s market update: Gold hits record highs, earnings updates come in from the big players in Silicon Valley and we wait to hear detail on the cost of removing Huawei from the UK’s 5G network.
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 28 Jul 2020
JPM US Select Fund
‘All about good old-fashioned stock selection’
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 27 Jul 2020
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