Stock-bond Correlations Seen Rising

Dow Jones07-21 13:26

0526 GMT - The recent volatility in inflation leading economic indicators (LEIs) is poised to push up stock-bond correlations, continuing a macro environment where bonds are less effective as equity diversifiers, Variant Perception says in a note. Variant's leading indicator for stock-bond correlations is ticking higher again, signaling positive expected correlations ahead, it says. "This has been driven by rising volatility of our inflation LEI," it says. More frequent inflation shocks tend to restrict central bank policy flexibility, resulting in slower policy responses to negative shocks and driving up stock-bond correlations, it adds. (emese.bartha@wsj.com)

 

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July 21, 2026 01:26 ET (05:26 GMT)

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