Headline risk is back, and US allocators are trimming exposure. According to weekly fund flow data, US Equity Funds saw net outflows of $5.26 billion in the week ending Jan 21, partially reversing the massive $28B inflow seen the prior week. The catalyst? President Trump’s (now retracted) threats of tariffs on European nations regarding the...
The collapse of Banco Master has officially spilled over into the public sector. Brazil’s Federal Police executed search and seizure warrants against Rioprevidencia (Rio de Janeiro’s state pension fund) on Friday. The probe centers on the fund’s 970 million reais ($184M) investment in financial bills issued by the now-defunct lender. 📉 THE CRITICAL MISMATCH: 🛡️...
While the US made headlines with tariff threats and Greenland disputes, China chose a different strategy at Davos: Silence. According to global business leaders, Beijing is “controlling the dynamic through stillness”—a deliberate attempt to present itself as the predictable, reliable alternative to an increasingly volatile Washington. Vice-Premier He Lifeng delivered a brief address emphasizing imports,...
Headline risk is back, and US allocators are trimming exposure. According to weekly fund flow data, US Equity Funds saw net outflows of $5.26 billion in the week ending Jan 21, partially reversing the massive $28B inflow seen the prior week. The catalyst? President Trump’s (now retracted) threats of tariffs on European allies regarding the...
Geopolitics is actively re-pricing global capital flows. According to LSEG data, net inflows into global equity funds shrank to $9.19 billion in the week ending Jan 21—a massive deceleration from the $45.57 billion seen the previous week. The primary driver? A sharp reversal in US sentiment triggered by tariff threats over the Greenland dispute. 🔄...
Is the “Safe Haven” status of US assets cracking? A growing cohort of Northern European pension funds and investment chiefs are actively reassessing their exposure to the US market. According to Reuters, the combination of fiscal concerns (rising debt) and geopolitical unpredictability is driving a quiet but significant rotation away from US Treasuries and the...