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La era de la baja volatilidad llega a su fin y surgen otras oportunidades

Russ Koesterich, Responsable de Estrategias de Inversión para BlackRock - Martes, 21 de Octubre

Parece que el periodo de volatilidad inusualmente baja que comenzó hace unos años ha llegado a su fin. Aunque el sentimiento de los inversores ha cambiado claramente, estimamos que los fundamentales de la economía permanecen relativamente estables. Esto sugiere que las recientes salidas de renta variable podrían ofrecer oportunidades para inversores a largo plazo en clases de activo como la renta variable de compañías de gran y mega capitalización.

The Era of Low Volatility Ends—But Restores Some Value
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A Tumultuous Week
It appears the period of unusually low volatility that began a couple of years
ago has finally come to an end. In a tumultuous week, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average fell 0.99% to close at 16,380, the S&P 500 Index declined 1.05% to 1,886
and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.42% to 4,258. Meanwhile, the yield on
the 10-year Treasury dipped below 2% intraday Wednesday, but ultimately ended
the week at 2.20%, down from 2.28% the Friday before. Of course, as Treasury
yields fell, their prices rose. All of last week’s action points to a classic flight-tosafety
scenario.
While investor sentiment has clearly shifted, economic fundamentals remain
relatively stable, in our estimation. This suggests the recent sell-off in stocks
could present opportunities for long-term investors.
Concerns Over Low Growth and Even Lower Inflation
Stocks recouped some of their losses on Friday, but last week was another difficult
one for equity markets. Volatility—as measured by the VIX Index—traded at its
highest level since December 2011 and equity markets experienced their worst
three-day stretch in years.
As was the case in prior weeks, the selling derived largely from fears over
economic growth (or lack thereof). Consistent with the past few months, much
of the worry remains centered on Europe. Last week brought more evidence of
the slowdown in the eurozone when the German Economic Ministry cut its 2014
and 2015 growth estimates.
Though Europe is the focus, the growth scare does not stop there. Investors continue
to worry about the scope and consequences of the Ebola outbreak. Even the U.S.
is not immune to the threat of slower growth. Last week brought September’s retail
sales data, which showed sales unexpectedly dropped 0.6%. The decline was fairly
widespread across many categories (although it should be noted that other data,
specifically industrial production and initial jobless claims, were strong).
Beyond the pace of growth, investors are also justifiably nervous over inflation, or
more accurately, the lack of any. While low inflation is typically a good thing, when
it crosses the line into deflation, companies lose pricing power, debt becomes a
bigger burden and, as Japan has demonstrated over the past 20 years, central
banks have a difficult time getting prices to rise.
Russ Koesterich, Managing Director, is
BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment
Strategist, as well as Global Chief
Investment Strategist for BlackRock’s
iShares® business. Mr. Koesterich was
previously Global Head of Investment
Strategy for active equities and a senior
portfolio manager in the U.S. Market
Neutral Group. Prior to joining the firm
in 2005, he was Chief North American
Strategist for State Street Bank.
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While investor sentiment has
clearly shifted, economic
fundamentals remain
relatively stable, in our
estimation. This suggests
the recent sell-off in stocks
could present opportunities
for long-term investors.
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The good news is that
despite the stock market
sell-off, investors do not
appear to be panicking.
While most deflationary concerns are focused on Europe, where inflation is running
at a scant 0.3%, recent readings suggest that unusually low inflation is a global
phenomenon. Last week witnessed a drop in U.K. inflation to the lowest level in
five years and a soft reading for Chinese consumer prices. Even U.S. inflation
remains tepid, with producer prices unexpectedly falling in September for the
first time in a year.
The drop in inflation has led to a corresponding decrease in inflation expectations.
The “breakeven” on U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) now suggests
investors expect inflation of roughly 1.90% over the next decade, down from
expectations of 2.30% in early August. This drop explains the entire decline in U.S.
Treasury yields over the same period.
Correction Restores Some Value
The good news is that despite the stock market sell-off, investors do not appear to
be panicking. Global exchange traded products saw inflows of $10.9 billion last week.
Granted, investors sold higher-risk European and emerging markets equities while
continuing to buy Treasuries, but not all the flows were defined by risk aversion.
Both U.S. large- and small-cap stocks gathered assets.
Our view remains that the recent sell-off is a midcycle correction and, as such, we
would maintain our exposure to global equity markets. If anything, the recent drop
in interest rates, coupled with the decline in stock valuations, provides an even
more compelling case for the asset class as offering better long-term return
prospects than bonds.
We continue to favor large- and mega-cap stocks. They have held up better than their
small- and mid-cap counterparts in the last few weeks, providing a bit of cushion
from the volatility. And with the recent sell-off having made them more attractively
valued, we suggest investors continue to emphasize larger capitalizations,
particularly with more volatility likely on the horizon.




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