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Posted on October 17, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleGlobal equity funds saw inflows for the fourth week as Fed rate cut hopes rose, despite U.S.-China trade tensions affecting investor sentiment.
(Reuters) -Global equity funds attracted inflows for a fourth straight week through October 15, as dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reinforced expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates at its meeting later this month.
Investor appetite, however, remained cautious amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions after President Donald Trump indicatedhe may scale back certain trade ties with Beijing.
Investors bought a net $2.17 billion worth of global equity funds during the week in line with nearly $2 billion weekly net purchase the prior week, LSEG Lipper data showed.
The U.S. and Asian equity funds saw nearly $1 billion inflows each, while European funds had a net $1.62 billion weekly outflow which ended a 10-weeks-long trend of net purchases.
Equity sectoral funds, meanwhile, saw an uptick in demand as they received $6.61 billion, nearly a 50% rise from the previous week's $4.39 billion net purchases.
Tech and healthcare sectors led the sectoral net investments as they received about $1.91 billion and $1.38 billion, respectively in weekly inflows.
Inflows into global bond funds, meanwhile, eased to a 16-week low as investors poured just $7.97 billion into these funds.
Demand for government bond funds, however, jumped to the highest in five months with a net $3.22 billion in weekly inflows. Investors also bought short-term bond funds of $2 billion but shed a net $1.08 billion worth of loan participation funds.
Investors, meanwhile, divested $6.72 billion worth of money market funds, partly liquidating prior week's $64.46 billion net investments.
Gold and precious metals commodity funds drew $2.83 billion, the 20th weekly inflow in 21 weeks.
In emerging markets, investors ended their eight-week-long buying streak with a net $1.04 billion weekly divestment. Bond funds, meanwhile, saw a net $2.38 billion weekly inflow, data for a combined 29,687 funds showed.
(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
A central bank is a national institution that manages a country's currency, money supply, and interest rates, often overseeing the banking system.
Equity funds are investment funds that primarily invest in stocks, aiming to provide capital appreciation and income through dividends.
An inflow refers to the movement of cash or capital into a financial account or investment, indicating increased investment or revenue.
Bond funds are investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of bonds.
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