Focus on liquidity and yield in early 2Q21
During the first week of April benchmark US equity indexes climbed to new record highs, the IMF forecast full year growth of 6.4% for the world’s...
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For investors, April starts with cold showers
Hopes for an early resolution of the Russian invasion of Ukraine took a hit during the first week of 2Q22 as evidence of Russian war crimes came to...
Risk appetite reviving as first quarter ends
The final week of March saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine head into its sixth week. But investors appear increasingly comfortable with the idea that...
China funds have a moment in the shade
For much of 4Q21 and the year-to-date, investors looking for a degree of security – especially in the emerging markets space – have turned to China....
Covid pushes its way back onto a crowded stage
Going into the second half of March, Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine – now in its fourth week – and the run-up to the US Federal Reserve’s first...
Europe equity funds hit hard for the second week running
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heading into its third week, investors stepped up their exodus from Europe Equity Funds during the seven days...
Russian vortex chills European fund groups
Russia’s assault on Ukraine, which started on Feb. 24, sent investors scrambling for cover while they adjusted to the rapidly changing outlook for...
The calm before Russian storm hits the Ukraine
A US market holiday and Russia’s increasingly aggressive posture towards the Ukraine gave mutual fund investors plenty of good reasons to stay on...
Fear of 50 keeping investors on edge
The second week of February was another bumpy one for financial markets as Russian sabers rattled along the Ukrainian border, the price of a barrel...
Equity investors get back on the horse in early February
Flows into Equity Funds jumped to a 21-week high during the first week of February, with over $35 billion committed to US Equity Funds, as investors...
Re-pricing for imperfection as US rate hike looms
Mixed earnings reports from the closely watched American technology sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) starting to talk the anti-inflation talk...
Bond funds feel the squeeze in late January
Although fears of a Russian strike at the Ukraine border briefly roiled global markets during the fourth week of January, mutual fund investors...
Investors see nothing soft about Fed’s power
When it came to driving money in and out of mutual funds during the third week of January, the possibility that the US Federal Reserve could hike...
US groups shine during the first week of 2022
Continuing the pattern that emerged in the final quarter of 2021, flows to EPFR-tracked funds had a star-spangled bias to them early in the New...
Flow records abound as 2021 draws to a close
If 2020 read like a gothic novel, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic belonged to the suspense genre. At what point would central banks decide...