{"id":173092,"date":"2020-07-02T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=173092"},"modified":"2020-07-02T08:05:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:05:25","slug":"china-covid-trump-and-brexit-investors-top-concerns-for-the-second-half-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2020\/07\/china-covid-trump-and-brexit-investors-top-concerns-for-the-second-half-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"China, Covid, Trump and Brexit: Investors\u2019 top concerns for the second half of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
July 2, 2020<\/div>
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By George Prior <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

– The China-rest of the world relations, the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. election and Brexit are the top concerns for investors for the last six months of 2020.<\/p>\n

The observations from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, one of the world\u2019s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations, come as the world readjusts after arguably the most turbulent six months in more than 70 years.<\/p>\n

Mr Green says: \u201cOn the very first day of this new decade, the media reported for the first time on an outbreak of viral pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix months on and Covid-19 has changed the world forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a new era and this will, of course, have potential repercussions on investment decision-making as we move into the second half of this most unusual of years.<\/p>

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\u201cAs investors, we should brace ourselves for more headwinds, which are likely to drag on growth and returns, than tailwinds, which enhance growth and help fuel positive returns.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deVere CEO says that he believes there are, currently, four key headwinds that investors need to monitor carefully in H2 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, relationship developments between China –\u00a0 the world\u2019s second largest economy and major driver of global economic growth – and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

The major areas of concern are the simmering trade tensions with the U.S. \u2013 the world\u2019s largest economic power; the fallout from allegations from some Western leaders regarding China\u2019s culpability in the coronavirus pandemic; the impact of international condemnation regarding Beijing\u2019s crackdown on Hong Kong\u2019s independence; and accusations of \u2018state-sponsored\u2019 cyber attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continues: \u201cSecond, how easing coronavirus lockdowns and reopening of society and economies could cause new accelerations in infections which would dampen hopes of a quick and sustainable economic recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThird, the uncertainty that can be expected to be triggered by this year\u2019s U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2020 U.S. presidential election is seen by many as particularly important as not only will whoever wins be the CEO of the world\u2019s largest economy, they will be in that role as the world economically readjusts following the global fallout of coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd fourth, the risk of a no-deal Brexit for the UK, EU and global economies remains a key headwind.\u00a0 The UK government has so far not withdrawn from its threat to walk away without a trade agreement in place, despite the mass financial disruption caused by the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

All in all, there\u2019s more uncertainty to come that could affect global investors. However, there are three major tailwinds, says Nigel Green.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, governments across the globe are willing to provide considerable, often historic, levels of stimulus to support economic recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecond, central banks around the world have said that they do not believe that they are yet out of significant ammunition.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd third, the rise of fintech has lead to more and more individuals across the world successfully saving and investing for their future at reduced costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this vein, after the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s last expansion to its already record-beating stimulus programme on June 16, the deVere CEO said: \u201cThis extra stimulus acts as a \u2018backstop\u2019 or \u2018floor\u2019 for equities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe additional Fed support was widely expected by the markets and therefore, investors who have been paying attention have been topping-up their investment portfolios recently as entry points will inevitably continue to go higher as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Green concludes: \u201cThere are challenges as well as major opportunities ahead for the second half of 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestors should remain invested because history teaches us that markets go up over the long term.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, investment portfolios must be adequately diversified across asset classes, sectors, regions and currencies. This is the investor\u2019s best weapon to capitalize on the opportunities and sidestep risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

About:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

deVere Group is one of the world\u2019s largest independent advisors of specialist global financial solutions to international, local mass affluent, and high-net-worth clients.\u00a0 It has a network of more than 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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