6 Things That Will Drive Market Volatility In 2021
Share: By Bluford Putnam and Erik Norland The year 2021 is likely to go through several stages, with the pandemic spreading rapidly at the start, then widespread distribution of vaccines, followed by a full opening of economies around the world. Markets, however, are forward-looking, such that prices in various sectors will be anticipating what a post-pandemic world will look like. Here is our perspective on the volatility drivers for a variety of asset classes to get the thought processes churning. I. US Rates: Inflation on the horizon? The fusion of fiscal and monetary policy with massive...