In the event of a non-resolution, market reactions could continue to exude extraordinary volatility with very rapid moves in short-term rates and sharp drawdowns in equities, commodities, and other risk assets.
State Street Global Advisors
The stress and uncertainty of the recent banking crisis has reinforced four ETF truths: investors gravitate to ETFs during times of stress as valuable price discovery tools, ETFs provide additive liquidity beyond what's available in the primary market, ETF trading doesn't have an outsized impact on trading of underlying securities, and use cases for ETFs now range from traditional to complex.
As investors put 2022 in the rearview, January's average ETF inflow was doubled, with non-US equities leading the charge.
Global growth will slow into 2023, with US and European growth not much above zero. Risks are to the downside with sub-trend growth extending into 2024.
Our data also shows that companies with better ESG performance are more resilient in high-volatility environments.