- Investors increasingly favored assets outside bonds due to elevated Treasury yields weighing on long-duration government debt.
- This trend reinforced Bank of America’s "Anything But Bonds" investment thesis.
- The strategy remained a core asset-allocation conviction for the 2020s alongside other global allocations.
- The US Department of Labor reported that consumer prices rose by 0.1 % in July following a 0.4 % decline in June.
- This monthly increase matched economists' expectations.
- The annual growth rate of consumer prices decreased slightly from 3.5 % in June to 3.4 % in July, aligning with forecasts.