The easing of inflation in the United States reignites expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, with funds flowing back into global equity funds

The easing of inflation in the United States has reignited expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Global equity funds saw an inflow of $34.38 billion in the week ending December 25, reversing the previous week's net outflow of $36.84 billion. U.S. equity funds attracted $20.56 billion, while European and Asian funds received $5.11 billion and $2.84 billion, respectively. Global bond funds experienced a net outflow of $1.47 billion for the second consecutive week, while short-term bond funds attracted $1.78 billion. Gold and precious metals funds attracted $1.25 billion, marking the largest single-week inflow in nine weeks