Go risk-on, 'keep the faith, trust the recovery' in 2021: Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley strategists said an expected “V-shaped” economic recovery, greater clarity on Covid-19 vaccines and continued policy support offer a favorable environment for stocks and credit next year.

In an outlook for 2021, a team including Andrew Sheets recommended investors overweight equities and corporate bonds ag­ainst cash and government debt, and sell the US dollar. Volatility is set to decline, and investors should be “patient” in commodity markets, the strategists said.

“This global recovery is sustainable, synchronous and supported by policy, following much of the ‘normal’ post-recession playbook,” they wrote. “Keep the faith, trust the recovery.”

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