# Global equity funds attract inflows for second week in a row Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-08-19 Category: INVESTING Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/investing Meta Title: Global equity funds rise as investors adjust U.S. rate hike Meta Description: Global equity funds attract $3.22 billion in investments as investors adjust expectations for U.S. interest rate hikes and cooling price pressures. URL: https://financedigest.com/global-equity-funds-attract-inflows-for-second-week-in-a-rowhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-08-19t094416z1lynxmpei7i0adrtroptp4global-markets-1736815421901-compressed.jpg) (Reuters) – Global equity funds received inflows for a second straight week in the week to Aug. 17, as investors tempered their expectations for the peak of the U.S. interest rate hike cycle, with a [fall in commodity prices](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-house-prices-stabilise-after-four-month-fall-halifax-says.html "UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says") pointing to cooling price pressures. According to Refinitiv Lipper, global [equity funds attracted a net $3.22 billion](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-investors-add-1-2-billion-to-equity-funds-in-march-calastone.html "UK investors add .2 billion to equity funds in March – Calastone") worth of purchases, a 19% increase in inflows over the previous week. ![](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fund-flows-Global-equities-bonds-and-money-market.jpg) [Data showed during the reported week](https://www.financedigest.com/wall-st-seen-steady-ahead-of-inflation-data-fed-later-in-week.html "Wall St seen steady ahead of inflation data, Fed later in week") that U.S. producer prices declined last month, while another [report showed import prices](https://www.financedigest.com/ikea-reports-record-sales-as-price-hikes-offset-weakening-consumer-confidence.html "IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence") dipped for the first time in seven months in July, which indicated U.S. [inflation was finally](https://www.financedigest.com/french-inflation-revised-upwards-in-february-to-7-3-final-figures.html "French inflation revised upwards in February to 7.3% – final figures") coming off the boil. Stronger-than-expected results from Walmart and [Home Depot also bolstered views on the health](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-work-from-home-and-look-after-your-mental-health.html "How to work from home and look after your mental health") of consumers. Investors purchased U.S. [equity funds](https://www.financedigest.com/norway-wealth-fund-to-consider-investing-in-unlisted-equities.html "Norway wealth fund to consider investing in unlisted equities") worth $6.85 billion, but European and Asian funds suffered outflows of $3.53 billion and $230 million respectively. Among sector funds, tech, financials, and [consumer staples](https://www.financedigest.com/consumer-staples-banks-lift-uks-ftse-100-after-sharp-selloff.html "Consumer staples, banks lift UK’s FTSE 100 after sharp selloff") gained $1.29 billion, $931 million and $501 million, respectively in inflows. ![](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fund-flows-Global-equity-sector-funds.jpg) Meanwhile, purchases in [bond funds continued for a third straight week](https://www.financedigest.com/shares-and-bonds-nervy-as-rate-hike-week-looms.html "Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms"), with investors pouring in a net $2.15 billion. High yield bond funds attracted $1.78 billion, marking a [fourth weekly](https://www.financedigest.com/londons-ftse-100-edges-higher-set-for-fourth-weekly-gain.html "London’s FTSE 100 edges higher, set for fourth weekly gain") inflow, while short- and medium-term funds brought in $663 million. Meanwhile, government funds had [outflows of $1.2 billion](https://www.financedigest.com/french-asset-manager-amundi-posts-q3-outflows-of-13-billion.html "French asset manager Amundi posts Q3 outflows of billion") after two weeks of inflows. ![](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Global-bond-fund-flows-in-the-week-ended-Aug-17.jpg) Investors exited $7.46 billion worth of [money market funds](https://www.financedigest.com/explainer-why-european-money-market-funds-inflows-are-lagging-behind-the-u-s-torrent.html "Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?") in a second straight week of outflows. Data for commodities funds showed [precious metal](https://www.financedigest.com/u-s-money-reserve-reviews-real-talk-about-diversifying-with-precious-metals.html "U.S. Money Reserve Reviews: Real Talk About Diversifying With Precious Metals") funds had a eighth week of outflows, with withdrawals of $454 million, while energy funds saw $135 million in net selling, after a week of purchases. An analysis of 24,426 emerging market [funds showed bond funds received $986 million](https://www.financedigest.com/british-ev-startup-arrival-gets-300-million-funding-aims-to-slow-cash-burn.html "British EV startup Arrival gets 0 million funding, aims to slow cash-burn") in a third straight week of inflows, although equity funds suffered outflows worth $857 million. ![](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fund-flows-EM-equities-and-bonds.jpg) (Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Potter) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---