{"slug": "global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism", "title": "Global equity fund inflows surge to three-week high on AI optimism", "summary": "Global equity funds attracted $49.23 billion in net inflows in the week to July 8, the largest in three weeks, driven by strong demand for AI-linked technology products and cooling expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes. The technology sector alone drew $11.49 billion, reflecting optimism about AI-sector earnings.", "body_md": "July 10 (Reuters) - Global equity funds attracted their largest weekly inflow in three weeks in the week to July 8, as strong demand for AI-linked technology products and cooling expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes boosted risk appetite.\n\nGlobal equity funds drew a net $49.23 billion in inflows during the week, marking their largest weekly inflow since June 17, LSEG Lipper data showed.\n\nUpbeat June manufacturing activity reports last week pointed to strong demand for AI-related products, including chips and computers.\n\nExpectations for robust AI-sector earnings also supported sentiment. The technology sector is forecast to post 54.2% year-on-year growth in second-quarter net income, according to LSEG data based on the mean of analysts' estimates.\n\nBy region, U.S. equity funds drew $24.97 billion in inflows, the largest in three weeks. Investors also bought $13.67 billion and $6.95 billion worth of European and Asian funds, respectively.\n\nThe technology sector garnered significant interest, with funds attracting $11.49 billion in inflows, up by more than a quarter from $8.88 billion the previous week.\n\nFinancials and industrials also drew notable inflows, at $1.52 billion and $789 million, respectively.\n\nInflows into global bond funds, at $31.34 billion, were meanwhile the largest since at least 2019.\n\nShort-term bond funds, euro-denominated bond funds, corporate bond funds and government bond funds recorded notable weekly net purchases of $7.19 billion, $3.87 billion, $2.92 billion and $2.73 billion, respectively.\n\nInvestors also allocated $83.76 billion to money market funds, their largest weekly net purchase since June 3.\n\nGold and other precious metals commodity funds, meanwhile, posted an eighth consecutive weekly outflow, totaling $372 million.\n\nEmerging-market data covering 28,884 funds showed that equity funds lost about $500 million in an 11th consecutive weekly outflow. Bond funds still saw a net $1.66 billion in inflows.\n\n(Reporting by Gaurav DograEditing by Ros Russell)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-121829919.html", "published_at": "2026-07-10 12:18:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10 12:37:05.806857+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["LSEG Lipper", "LSEG", "Federal Reserve"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-equity-fund-inflows-surge-to-three-week-high-on-ai-optimism.jsonld"}}