Will bond yields stay higher for longer?
Rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing
Rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing
Managers have upped equity and lowered bond allocations at a record rate, according to the BofA October global fund manager survey
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Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Investors have upped their allocation to both equities and bonds in spite of a majority belief that equities are overvalued, a view not held since March 2004.
We believe the opiate of investors for the moment remains central bank liquidity. The degree of stimulus since 2007 has been unprecedented: $13trn of FX reserve accumulation and financial asset purchases by central banks and 560 central bank rate cuts.
Global fund managers’ risk appetite has reached a nine-year high as the ‘great rotation’ from bonds towards equities continues to gather pace, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML) research shows.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML) expects gold to reach $2,000/oz during 2013 on the back of continued monetary easing.
The ‘great rotation’ out of bonds and into equities has started to get underway, the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) Fund Manager Survey suggests.