Ep. 122: China's data lifts uncertainty (but only slighty)

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The EPFR Exchange Podcast

Mar 07, 2023

Kirsten Longbottom & Cameron Brandt

Optimism about the duration of the current US tightening cycle has ebbed. The revised assumptions are worked in favor of short-term US treasury funds while investors move away from high yield bond funds.
Activity at the sector level highlights some of the subplots as overall flows favor China over US Equity Funds.
During bouts of uncertainty last year and into this year, we've been surprised by the absence of flows into precious metals funds, what happened to Silver and Gold this week?
What puzzling dynamic are we seeing in GEM Fund manager allocation data?
Are Brazil Equity Funds finally benefiting from the search for non-Russian commodity supplies?

Optimism about the duration of the current US tightening cycle has ebbed. The revised assumptions are worked in favor of short-term US treasury funds while investors move away from high yield bond funds.
Activity at the sector level highlights some of the subplots as overall flows favor China over US Equity Funds.
During bouts of uncertainty last year and into this year, we've been surprised by the absence of flows into precious metals funds, what happened to Silver and Gold this week?
What puzzling dynamic are we seeing in GEM Fund manager allocation data?
Are Brazil Equity Funds finally benefiting from the search for non-Russian commodity supplies?

The EPFR Exchange Podcast