Bank of America – What’s Biden’s Focus in First 100 Days? Fund Managers Weigh In

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As President Joseph Biden settles into the White Home, 26% of fund managers surveyed in January by Bank of America International Analysis say his major focus within the first 100 days might be on well being care, whereas 25% cite infrastructure, 19% inequality and 11% atmosphere.

Requested what Biden’s probably coverage response to cut back the debt burden might be, 34% consider it is going to be larger taxes, 26% inflation and 23% Fashionable Financial Principle.

The survey was carried out Jan. eight to Jan. 14 amongst 217 buyers with $596 billion in property beneath administration.

International Financial Progress

9 in 10 international fund managers anticipate the worldwide financial system to develop over the subsequent 12 months, the third highest development expectations on document. Fifty-nine p.c say the worldwide financial system will get “a lot stronger,” up three proportion points from the December survey.

Web 87% of buyers within the survey anticipate international income to enhance over the subsequent 12 months, one of the best outlook on income since February 2002, (BofA) mentioned.

A document web 83% of respondents anticipate a steeper yield curve — larger than 2008 Lehman chapter, the  Federal Reserve’s 2013 “taper tantrum” and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, based on (BofA).

Expectations of upper inflation within the subsequent 12 months additionally set a document in January, cited by 92% of fund managers.

(BofA) famous that the “Goldilocks” consensus has peaked, as solely 41% of buyers nonetheless hope for larger development and decrease inflation in January, down from 47% in November.

Allocations

Buyers’ cash ranges fell to three.9% from 4% in December, remaining a fund supervisor cash rule’s promote sign. The cash rule holds that when common cash stability rises above 4.5%, a contrarian purchase sign is generated for equities, and when the cash stability falls beneath 3.5%, a contrarian promote sign is generated.

Cash allocations remained unchanged from December at 1% underweight.

Fund managers’ fairness allocation rose two points month over month to web 53% obese, buyers’ optimism on stocks on the highest degree in two years — (BofA) considers something above 50% as extraordinarily bullish.

Rising markets fairness allocations elevated seven points from December to web 62% obese, their highest obese ever, making the area the one most most popular by buyers.

Allocation to commodities hit a 10-year excessive, growing one level to web 19% obese in January.

Within the January survey, 30% of buyers say the coronavirus vaccine rollout is the largest tail danger, adopted by 29% who fear a few “tantrum” within the bond market, 18% a bubble on Wall Street and 14% inflation.

(BofA) mentioned January was the primary month since October 2019 when lengthy tech was not the most-crowded commerce. It ceded the highest spot to lengthy Bitcoin, cited by 36% of respondents. Thirty-one p.c named lengthy tech and 23% mentioned brief U.S. greenback.