BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Cash Levels Fall as Bullish Fund Managers Shift Into Equities
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Cash levels fell sharply in February as global investors took sidelined monies and made a beeline into equities, according to BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Average cash balances fell to 4.2% in February from 4.8% in January, a 55 basis point drop, and […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors Choose Cash at Start of 2024
–Still Bullish Towards Growth and Bond Prices By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors reallocated into cash at the start of a new year, waiting for additional economic clarity before entering positions, according to BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Inflation views were little changed in early 2024 but […]
BofA Global Fund Manager Survey: Higher Inflation Worries at Odds with Reduced Recession Fears and US Rate Cut Anticipation
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Inflation concerns spiked in September and were at odds with lower recession fears and increased anticipation of Federal Reserve rate cuts, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey released Tuesday. In September, a net 69% of fund managers looked for lower global consumer […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors Trim Cash, Add to Equity Holdings in August as Recession Fears Fade
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Improved growth prospects and fading recession fears prompted global investors to trim their cash allocation and add to equity holdings in August, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. A net 45% of those polled this month looked for weaker economic […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors Test Waters in Equities in May, Remain Risk Averse
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors dipped their toes back into equities in May but largely clung to bond and cash holdings, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Wednesday. Uncertainty about the health of the world economy and central banks’ ability to rein in inflation […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors’ Attitude Towards Risk Worsens in March on Surging Credit/Counterparty Risk
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors’ attitude towards risk worsened in March with negative sentiment driven by surging credit and counterparty risk, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Shifting risk views led to a marked uptick in recession and growth concerns, but little change […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: US Equity Allocation Drops; Global Growth Concerns Fade Further in January
— China Growth Outlook Improves By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors cut allocations to US equities and were less downbeat about global growth prospects than in prior months at the start of 2023, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Allocation to U.S. stocks stood […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Cash Levels at 2001 Highs As Investors See Economic Weakness, Consider Eventual Fed Pivot
– – Inflation is Chief Concern; Rising Fear of Systemic Credit Event By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Fund managers’ cash levels rose in October to highs last seen in 2001 as investors feared economic weakness and pondered the timing of an eventual Federal Reserve policy pivot, according to the findings of Bank of […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Oct 17
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022In the afternoon, the President will return to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware. The departure from Delaware Air National […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Investor Sentiment ‘Super Bearish’ in September
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investor sentiment was “super bearish” in September, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Accordingly, cash allocation rose to the “biggest overweight on record” and equity allocation fell to a “record underweight,” the survey said. Investors remained on high alert […]