Global Money Market Funds See Biggest Weekly Inflow Since April 2020
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 13, 2026.
A record $8.0 trillion is now parked in US money funds, cash that is earning short-term yield instead of chasing equities. The last time global inflows ran this hot was the April 2020 panic.
BREAKING: Global money market funds attracted +$166.4 billion in inflows in the week ending October 7th, their largest weekly inflow since April 2020. US money market funds alone posted +$72.3 billion in inflows, lifting their total assets to a record $8.0 trillion. Since 2023, https://t.co/7tmZ5FBK9x
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Global money market funds pulled in $166.4 billion in the week ending October 7th, a pace of cash accumulation not seen since April 2020.
US funds pushed domestic money market assets to a record $8.0 trillion, a vast pool of capital sitting in short-term instruments rather than deployed into equities or credit.
The scale of the record shows investors are choosing yield and safety over risk assets. With that much cash on the sidelines, any shift in sentiment about rate direction or market stability triggers significant reallocation.
April 2020 marked both peak fear and, in hindsight, a turning point. Whether this week's inflow signals the same capitulation or a prolonged caution trade is the question the next several weeks will answer.