US Stock Rally and Fund Flows Boosted by Weak July Jobs Report

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U.S. equity markets rose on Friday after a surprisingly weak July jobs report showed a loss of 23,000 jobs and unemployment holding near 4.1%. The S&P 500 gained about 0.5% near a record high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed roughly 1%, while Treasury yields fell, easing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September.

Investors responded by moving money between asset classes. Global equity funds recorded a net inflow of $21.15 billion for the week, the 11th consecutive week of net purchases, driven by strong earnings from companies such as Amazon, Caterpillar and Palantir and a cooling of crude‑oil prices. By contrast, U.S. equity funds saw net outflows of $1.58 billion as investors took profits ahead of the jobs data, while money‑market funds attracted $55.7 billion of new cash. Bond funds also received net inflows, with U.S. bond funds adding $6.5 billion.

Market‑based odds indicated that the Fed is no longer projected to raise rates at its September meeting, although the Fed chair warned a hike could still occur if inflation remains high. The combination of weaker labor data, easing rate‑hike expectations, and solid corporate earnings has lifted risk‑asset sentiment across both U.S. and global markets.

Entities: Amazon.com Inc. · Caterpillar Inc. · Federal Reserve · LSEG Lipper · MSCI World · Nasdaq Composite · Palantir Technologies · S&P 500

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[● 5 SOURCES] The previous week saw net $27.72 billion inflows into global equity funds. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] European equity funds attracted $12.52 billion, the largest weekly inflow since July 8. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] U.S. equity funds had net outflows of about $1.58 billion. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] Global equity funds received net $21.15 billion inflows for the week ended August 5. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] Global bond funds added net $12.27 billion, the largest weekly net purchase in three weeks. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] Asian equity funds recorded $8.15 billion in inflows. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] Emerging‑market equity funds saw inflows of $9.26 billion, a five‑month high. (LSEG Lipper data)
[● 5 SOURCES] Technology sector funds received $1.44 billion in inflows, a six‑week low. (LSEG Lipper data)