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Daily Brief Macro: Systematic Macro Investors Represent USD 300 Billion in Selling Pressure! and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Systematic Macro Investors Represent USD 300 Billion in Selling Pressure!
  • CX Daily: Tencent, ByteDance Gut Metaverse Units in Virtual Reality Check
  • U.S. Firms’ Optimism on China Grows Despite Tensions, AmCham Survey Shows

Systematic Macro Investors Represent USD 300 Billion in Selling Pressure!

By Jeroen Blokland

  • Positioning has been one of the few positives for equities in recent weeks, but a storm is brewing.
  • Systematic Macro investors have been absorbing USD 170 billion in global equities in recent weeks for just one reason, volatility.
  • Should equities drop to their October lows, our charts suggest volatility-related equity selling pressure of USD 300 billion. We remain underweight equities.

CX Daily: Tencent, ByteDance Gut Metaverse Units in Virtual Reality Check

By Caixin Global

  • In Depth: Tencent, ByteDance gut metaverse units in virtual reality check

  • Xi affirms China’s commitment to restoring peace in Ukraine in phone call with Zelenskyy

  • British Airways resumes service to China after two-year hiatus


U.S. Firms’ Optimism on China Grows Despite Tensions, AmCham Survey Shows

By Caixin Global

  • Although rising tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to be a top concern, American companies in China are increasingly optimistic about their outlook on China
  • In a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) last week, almost 60% of the 109 members who participated responded positively when asked about their outlook on China’s economic recovery for the next two years
  • Nearly all AmCham China members believe that positive relations between the U.S. and China are essential for the growth of their companies

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