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Article: Returns Restore the Appeal of Global Macro Funds

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January 12, 2002
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A RUSH OF NEW GLOBAL macro hedge funds is coming to market after a long dry spell. Actual numbers are hard to come by in this unregulated arena, but the offerings reflect a shift in strategies. Global macro funds, which make big bets on broad economic trends ­ often with borrowed money ­ fell out of favor in the late 1990s when their performance slipped and investors flocked to outsized returns from technology stocks. Now, with the tech bubble burst, global macros are looking attractive. According to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index, they made up the best-performing hedge fund category for the first 11 months of 2001, rising 15.5 percent. ''Most of these ...

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