US investors snap up money market funds on fears of a slowdown

US investors snap up money market funds on fears of a slowdown

(Reuters) – U.S. investors shifted heavily into money market funds in the week ending Aug. 7, retreating from riskier assets during a stock market sell-off fueled by fears over an economic slowdown.According to LSEG data, investors poured a massive $47.48...

Hedge funds pile into bearish Japanese stock bets, bank says

By Carolina MandlNEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds added bearish bets in Japanese stocks at the fastest pace in over five years for a week between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8, as the Nikkei on Aug. 5 faced the worst day for the index since Black Monday in 1987, Goldman...