Still buying into the ceasefire as April winds down
April ended with another week of record highs for key equity indexes, oil prices holding around $100 a barrel, first quarter earnings reports...
equity fund flows
Some optimism eludes the blockade in mid-April
The market euphoria that followed the announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran on April 7 soon ran into the painful reality that both...
Risk appetite reemerges as de-escalation hopes drive fresh inflows
For the second time in a row, the reporting period for EPFR-tracked funds ended with markets responding to hopes of an end to the fighting between...
March ends with a whimper, April starts with a modest roar
Going into the final day of the latest reporting period, which ended April 1, flows for EPFR-tracked mutual funds and ETFs had a nowhere-to-hide...
Multiple defense policies in mid-March
As the first quarter of 2026 headed into its final fortnight, investors were looking at a range of threats to their portfolios. These include...
Keeping the powder dry as missiles fly
As the latest iteration of the long-running conflict between the Iran and the US entered its second week, flows to many EPFR-tracked fund groups...