U.S. equity funds experienced a significant outflow of $50.2 billion in the week ended December 18, marking the largest weekly outflow since September 2009 during the financial crisis. Large-cap funds were particularly affected, with outflows amounting to $20.9 billion. In contrast, U.S. stocks saw a weekly inflow of $62.4 billion the previous week, the largest since April 2020. Meanwhile, global bond funds attracted more than $600 billion in inflows throughout 2024, the largest annual inflow in history, as investors anticipated a shift towards easier monetary policy by major central banks. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs recorded outflows of $276.93 million and $75.12 million respectively on December 20, while the overall market saw $308 million in inflows despite recent turbulence.