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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.