19 October 2023
Money in the Market: How should investors shift their exposure from equities to bonds?
In the third quarter of 2023, the MSCI ACWI Index, which tracks broad global equity-market performance, was down 3.3%. And that’s as the persistence of recessionary fears alongside surging oil prices and elevated interest rates suppressed investor optimism.
With equities negative for Q3 and US bonds showing higher yields, this could tempt allocators to shift some exposure from equities to bonds.
On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Hitendra D. Varsani, Managing Director and Head of Derivatives & Exchanges Solutions Research, MSCI, to find out what’s happening in markets.

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8 August 2023
Money in the Market: How have indexes responded to previous rate-cycle pauses and pivots?
There are several questions on the minds of investors - whether the outlook for earnings-per-share (EPS) growth reflects a soft landing, whether the EPS predictions have fully reflected in valuations, and how equities might respond to interest rates’ remaining higher for longer. In fact, in response to the current market environment, a stock index that tracks broad global equity-market performance, called the MSCI ACWI, rose 6.3% in the second quarter of 2023. So to find out more about this stock index and to review market performance through the lens of MSCI indexes, on Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Hitendra D. Varsani, Managing Director and Head of Derivatives & Exchanges Solutions Research, MSCI.

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