上述资金流出单位有误,原文为billion
Several strategists agree with Hartnett’s more cautious outlook. Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson this week said US stocks are ripe for a selloff after prematurely pricing in a pause in Fed hikes. He expects equities to bottom in spring. And in a note on Friday, Barclays Plc strategists including Emmanuel Cau also said the equity rally is being kept in check by sticky inflation.
According to Cau, technical and sentiment indicators have normalized “and are less supportive now, but don’t give clear sell signals either.”
Meanwhile, Wells Fargo & Co. strategists led by Christopher Harvey said a 3% to 5% pullback in US stocks in the near term creates an opportunity for investors to buy the dip. Unlike Hartnett, they see a hard landing as unlikely given the economy remains resilient.
Investors continued to shun US equities in the week through Feb. 15, with outflows totaling $2.2 billion, Hartnett said in the note, citing EPFR Global data. On the flip side, Europe saw inflows of $1.5 billion, while emerging-market stocks attracted $100 million.
Bonds had inflows of $5.5 billion, with Treasuries seeing their best start to a year since 2004, Hartnett wrote. Meanwhile, BofA’s private clients poured the third-biggest amount on record into bonds.