U.S. equity funds see strong inflows as earnings optimism boost risk appetite

(Reuters) -U.S. equity funds saw robust inflows in the week through October 22 bolstered by optimism over a broadly upbeat quarterly earnings season so far. Easing U.S.-China trade tensions, with trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for the next week, also supported sentiments. Investors bought a net $9.65 billion worth of U.S. equity funds during the week, after two weeks of net outflows, data from LSEG Lipper showed. A generally upbeat earnings seaso ...