U.S. Bonds Eased, Risk Assets Rallied Last Week
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Buyers pushed up prices for most of the major asset classes last week. US bonds were the downside outliers, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (June 9).
Government fixed-income markets in emerging markets led the rallies. VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE:EMLC) rose 1.3% last week, ending the session at its highest weekly close in nearly 1½ years. The fund continues to show an ongoing bullish trend that began in late-2022.
EMLC Weekly Chart
Stocks in emerging markets were a close second-place winner last week, although the recent trend for these equities looks substantially weaker vs. their fixed-income counterparts. Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (NYSE:VWO) rallied for a second week but continues to trade in a range in 2023.
VWO Weekly Chart
All the major asset classes gained ground last week with the exceptions of US bonds. Inflation-indexed Treasuries (TIPS) and a broad measure of investment-grade fixed income (BND) edged lower.
The Global Market Index (GMI.F) rose for a second week, gaining 0.4%. This unmanaged benchmark holds all the major asset classes (except cash) in market-value weights via ETFs and represents a competitive measure for multi-asset-class-portfolio strategies.
Total Weekly Returns
Emerging-markets bonds are now leading the major asset classes for the trailing one-year return. EMLC is up 6.4% vs. the year-ago price. A handful of other markets are also posting one-year gains, including US stocks (NYSE:VTI) via a 5.5% increase over the past 12 months.
Most markets, however, are still nursing losses for the past one-year trend. The deepest cut is in broadly defined commodities (NYSE:GCC), which are underwater by more than 20%.
Total Yearly Returns
Despite recent strength, most of the major asset classes are still posting relatively deep drawdowns. The deepest: foreign real estate shares (NASDAQ:VNQI), which ended last week with a 28.1% peak-to-trough decline.
Drawdown Distribution Histories
