Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:10

Bonds "in greatest bear market of all time"

LONDON (Reuters) - The rout in the fixed income market is causing the "greatest bond bear market of all time", Bank of America Global Research said in a note on Friday, as the peak-to-trough loss in the U.S. 30-year yield hit 50%.

In its weekly 'Flow Show' report, BofA said bond funds saw $2.5 billion of outflows in the week to Wednesday, but Treasuries saw inflows of $4.6 billion, their 34th straight week of inflows.

"No capitulation here," BofA strategists, led by Michael Hartnett, said.

Yields on 30-year Treasuries rose above 5% for the first time since 2007 on Wednesday, as investors fled fixed income.

Equity funds saw $3.3 billion of inflows, taking the year-to-date inflow of $110 billion.

"Investors have sold neither bonds nor stocks in 2023," BofA strategists said, "…everyone 'bearish' but nobody 'sold'."

(Reporting by Samuel Indyk; Editing by Amanda Cooper)

Do you want to invest in the Italian market?

Get in touch with our experts who will follow you step by step.

We use cookies

We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site.