Growing volatility in U.S. stocks is driving a search for defensive assets, though investors may have fewer places to hide this time around.
, on Friday hit its highest in nearly seven months, as the S&P 500 slid for the week. The benchmark stock index is down 8% from late July, when it hit its high for the year, though still up 10% year-to-date.
Nevertheless, “it is no doubt a challenging environment for well-diversified portfolios," said Angelo Kourkafas, senior investment strategist at Edward Jones. Of Treasuries, he said, “We have this safe haven asset class that is not necessarily at the moment getting any bid or providing much safety from that volatility of the headlines.”Investors have plenty of reasons to be jumpy.
"Safe-haven assets have not performed as expected in response to conflicting growth data and elevated geopolitical tensions," analysts at UBS Global Wealth Management wrote on Friday.
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