Monetary squeeze tightens another two notches
Investors were expecting quarter-point interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) in early May. They got them,...
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Investors take a two C approach in late April
China and cash were by far and away the most popular asset classes during the fourth week of April as investors and markets braced for another round...
Chinese economy lays down a marker
With mud season keeping the conflict in Ukraine deadlocked and the next round of major central bank meetings still a fortnight away, investors...
Data-driven towards another rate hike?
The second week of April offered investors two data points, the latest US jobs report and the inflation numbers for Match, that they hoped would...
A liquid start to the second quarter
US Money Market Funds kicked off April by recording their fourth straight inflow in excess of $50 billion as investors sought alternatives to...
March’s pain may be April’s gain
Flows to and from EPFR-tracked fund groups during the final week of March continued to paint a picture of risk aversion and fear among investors....
Riding the waves in liquidity funds
In the face of this uncertainty, and the unwillingness of major Western central banks to suspend the battle against inflation, investors continued...
Banking on the cavalry’s prompt arrival
The second week of March was dominated by the crumbling fortunes of large US regional banks and European major Credit Suisse. Although this...
Fed following data, investors running from it
The third month of 2023 started with investors pulling another $5 billion out of EPFR-tracked US Equity Funds, extending that group’s longest...
Investors respond to red shoots of recovery
February was a bumpy month for investors and markets. Interest rates climbed higher in the US, Europe and Australia, the benchmark Dow Jones...
Craving certainty, markets get uncertainty
How much longer will the war in Ukraine go on? How much further will central banks go before they deem inflation contained? How much damage will the...
Investment compass keeps spinning in mid-February
With the one-year anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine looming, the latest US inflation data showing headline inflation down and core inflation...
Help wanted making sense of US data
A stellar employment report, showing that the US added 517,000 jobs in January, threw another wrinkle at investors in early February. Those...
Glass remains half full in late January
Actions spoke louder – to equity investors – than words coming into February, with the fact that the latest interest rate hike by the US Federal...
Europe equity funds latest to catch a lift
Flows into EPFR-tracked Emerging Markets Equity Funds during the third week of January climbed to their highest level since mid-1Q21 as investors...