And prospective new buyers might just want to wait until the ETF outflows slow or stop.
Asia ex-Japan equity funds recorded outflows for the second time in the past three weeks.
But astronomical observations have revealed unexplained outflows of matter from the vicinity of black holes.
Outflows from Cyprus were increasing from moderate levels from January until March 15, the officials said.
Outflows from stock investments were heavy in August and September as investors flocked to U.S. Treasuries.
Emerging-market bond funds saw 2 consecutive weeks of outflows for the first time since April 2009.
Recent reports have also said there have been investor outflows in exchange traded gold funds.
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Maybe, but that will require tight day-to-day control over cash outflows, a novelty for this government.
Bankers say that outflows have continued through this week but at a much slower pace.
By trying so hard to discourage capital outflows, the government could end up, net, increasing them.
Large outflows of people from the capital, Bangkok, have added to the rural problems.
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Outflows have been the theme of the last two quarters, both in equities as well as commodities.
Abroad, meanwhile, outflows of gold had their customary effect of reducing the money supply and curbing demand.
In fact, December 2012 was the 20th consecutive month that there were net outflows from stock funds.
In addition to the overall dollar strength, Meger also mentioned the outflows from exchange-traded funds are dampening demand.
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Direct investment serves as a buffer against rapid portfolio outflows, since it operates on a longer time horizon.
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Likewise, natural gas saw outflows in July and September, while money came in when prices fell in August.
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Moreover, media reports cited declining positions of Chinese banks for foreign exchange purchases, an indicator of capital outflows.
Only Russia registered inflows this year, with China, India and Brazil all registering outflows in their equity markets.
Ahead of the sharp drop in gold prices, the gold exchange-traded funds saw significant redemptions and those outflows continue.
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The outflows reflect concerns over fiscal problems at state, county and local governments.
Outflows from emerging market dedicated bond funds were basically unchanged from last week.
The big concern in emerging economies is capital outflows, as investors sell domestic currency and take the proceeds abroad.
The news comes at a time when the fund industry continues to struggle with outflows to the ETF industry.
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Yet as interest rates decline, and if global economic uncertainty deteriorates, those inflows could turn into outflows very fast.
And so far, municipal bond funds have yet to lure back investors after sixteen relentless weeks of net outflows.
Yet they cannot reduce deposit rates without triggering even more outflows of cash.
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European equity funds and pure-play bond funds posted outflows this past week for the first time since late August.
In addition, large capital outflows have undermined bank liquidity, making it harder to use the banks to finance expansion.
Shankar Raman, the chief financial officer, says this partly reflects planned investments in facilities and equipment, and working-capital outflows.
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