According to Refinitiv Lipper data, U.S. equity funds recorded $8.45 billion worth of net selling, which was the biggest weekly outflow since June 15.
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The Fed is expected to raise policy rates by another 75 basis points at the end of the July 26-27 meeting, as it seeks to balance the risks of a stubbornly high inflation and the likelihood of a recession.
U.S. growth funds booked outflows of $3.46 billion after small purchases in the week before, while investors exited value funds worth $1.62 billion in a fourth subsequent week of net selling.
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Selling in bond funds stood at a net $4 billion, much higher than the outflows of $371 million in the previous week.
Investors disposed of U.S. municipal bond funds of $897 million, marking their first weekly net selling in three weeks, while U.S. taxable bond funds recorded outflows of $3.43 billion.
U.S. short/intermediate investment-grade funds, short/intermediate government & treasury funds and high yield funds suffered outflows of $3,008 million, $1,998 million and $1,060 million, respectively.
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Meanwhile, money market funds lured a third weekly inflow of $4.28 billion, although purchases reduced by about 57% from the previous week.
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(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
