Accelerating profits tend to
benefit cyclical sectors, and we may still be in the early innings — given that the average US profit recovery has lasted approximately 4 years.
Rising inflation and interest rates should
benefit cyclical sectors, such as Financials, relative to bond proxies,» Kostin added.
«Rising inflation and interest rates should
benefit cyclical sectors, such as financials,» Kostin said.
From an economic perspective, faster GDP growth historically
benefits cyclical sectors, which include financials and energy, while the defensive sectors like utilities have historically underperformed in a faster growth environment due to rising interest rates.
Not exact matches
We continue to favor
cyclical sectors, like Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Industrials, and Health Care, as they are likely to
benefit the most from policy reform and an increase in economic growth.
Ideally, when it comes to which
sectors you're investing in, you'll have a nice mix of both defensive and
cyclical stocks — meaning companies that should hold up well in all kinds of markets (like utilities) and others that can be expected to perform particularly well in certain economic environments (like hotels and restaurants, which
benefit when the economy is booming).
Projected earnings growth is now mostly coming from
cyclical sectors that
benefit from improving global growth and a weaker euro.
We recommend that investors looking to
benefit from the new stimulus focus on
cyclical equity
sectors, which we already favor.
As a
cyclical, value
sector, and arguably the only one that can directly
benefit from rising interest rates, financials should be performing well.
From an economic perspective, faster GDP growth historically
benefits financials and
cyclical value
sectors like energy.