Market Moves: Week Ending 16 August 2024

• Geared US equity funds (GGUS, LNAS) were the top performers of the week after the US stock market rallied on strong economic data indicating an increasing likelihood of the Fed’s ideal ‘soft-landing’ scenario. US CPI came in below estimates at 2.9% YoY.¹ Unemployment data and retail sales were also better than expected.
• Bitcoin (BTXX, EBTC, IBTC, VBTC) was the poorest performing asset outside of inverse and leveraged funds. Traders sold down risk assets in anticipation of the Jackson Hole Symposium this week, which will help guide investor expectations for the Fed’s preferred interest rate path.²
• There were $701.5 in reported inflows for the week and $81.7 million in outflows, marking a week of net inflows for the Australian ETF industry.

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