US Treasuries are on course for a record year of inflows as investors chasing some of the highest yields in months pile into #cash and #bonds, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.
Cash funds attracted $20.5 billion and investors poured $6.9 billion into bonds in the week through August 9, strategists led by Michael Hartnett wrote in a note, citing data from EPFR Global. Meanwhile, US stocks had their first outflow in three weeks at $1.6 billion.
Flows into Treasuries have reached $127 billion this year, set for an annualized record of $206 billion, BofA said.
The buoyant demand shows how alluring fixed-income markets remain even as the bond rally and economic slowdown many were predicting last year has failed to materialize. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries was trading at around 4.09% on Friday, up from a low of around 3.25% in April, and near a 15-year high touched last year.