{"id":9465,"date":"2023-05-16T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/fund-managers-are-the-most-pessimistic-theyve-been-this-year-heres-what-theyre-worried-about\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:36:41","slug":"fund-managers-are-the-most-pessimistic-theyve-been-this-year-heres-what-theyre-worried-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=9465","title":{"rendered":"Fund Managers Are The Most Pessimistic They\u2019ve Been This Year\u2014Here&#8217;s What They&#8217;re Worried About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">Topline<\/h2>\n<p>Investor sentiment tanked to its lowest level of 2023 this month, according to a Bank of America survey of large fund managers released Tuesday, revealing the lingering effects of a stalling stock market amid a sour macroeconomic backdrop \u2013 and growing worries over a potential threat out of Washington.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>The proportion of investors who expect the economy to grow stronger over the next 12 months (65%) sank to its lowest rate since late last year, the poll of 289 managers overseeing $735 billion in assets found, contributing to the group\u2019s lowest appetite for risk since November and lowest net optimism of 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>The survey also found managers hit their highest relative exposure to bonds since March 2009 last month, while cash allocation hit a six-month high, both signs of investors chasing safety over high growth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>May has been a poor month for stocks already, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 2%, wiping out its gains earlier this spring.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Contributing to the pessimistic shift were growing concerns about what the ongoing stalemate over the federal government\u2019s debt ceiling could mean for the broader economy: Just 71% of managers believe the U.S. will wholly avoid a default, down from 80% the month prior, while 8% of respondents said they now consider the debt crisis the biggest tailwind for investors to consider, adding onto long-looming worries about high inflation, monetary policy and geopolitical instability.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Major stock indexes suffered their biggest losses in over a decade last year as a variety of factors weighed on the economy, most notably rocked by the nearly unprecedented jump in interest rates, the largest war in Europe since World War II and the turmoil&#8217;s effect on commodity prices. However, stocks have rallied in 2023, with the S&amp;P 500 up 8% year-to-date, proving resilient even amid March\u2019s banking crisis that knocked out a rash of large lenders. A handful of mega-cap technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft have accounted for nearly all gains. About 30% of fund managers told Bank of America they believe long trades on big tech stocks are the most crowded trades.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What To Watch For<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. could fail to repay its debts as soon as June 1, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, setting up what could be a drag on stock prices in the near-term, experts say.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not just high-profile money managers who are losing faith. A survey released last week found optimism among small business owners fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, while a Gallup poll out last Thursday revealed Americans view stocks as the best long-term investment at their lowest rate since 2012.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\"><\/h2>\n<p>Looming Recession For Small Businesses? Optimism Index Hits 10-Year Low (<em>Forbes<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Stocks Are \u2018Stuck\u2019 Amid Debt Limit Crisis \u2014 But These Investments May Be Best Amid The Turbulence (<em>Forbes<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dereksaul\/2023\/05\/16\/fund-managers-are-the-most-pessimistic-theyve-been-this-year-heres-what-theyre-worried-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline Investor sentiment tanked to its lowest level of 2023 this month, according to a Bank of America survey of large fund managers released Tuesday, revealing the lingering effects of a stalling stock market amid a sour macroeconomic backdrop \u2013 and growing worries over a potential threat out of Washington. 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