China re-opening leads to Great Rotation to emerging markets

Bank of America survey of global fund managers says the net percentage of fund managers who expect a stronger Chinese economy rose to 91 percent in January 2023, up from 0 percent in August last year

Manas Chakravarty
January 19, 2023 / 10:21 AM IST
China re-opening leads to Great Rotation to emerging markets

The allocation to US equities dropped a huge 27 percentage points to a net 39 percent in January, while that to emerging markets went up 13 percentage points to a net 26 percent overweight (Representative image)

Highlights Bank of America says 'long China equities' is now one of the most crowded trades The U-turn in China’s policies has led to a big improvement in sentiment Global recession fears have receded Peak inflation is behind us The US Fed Funds rate is expected to have a lower terminal rate US monetary policy seen as restrictive On earlier occasions, when recession fears have peaked and monetary policy seen to be restrictive, it has marked a turning point in asset prices Allocation to US equities has...