Investor fears of stagflation are at the highest since the 2008 financial crisis, while global growth optimism has sunk to a record low.
Majority of the 266 investors surveyed by Bank of America Global Research think "black gold" is going to remain the year's biggest winner.
S&P 500 entered bear market country on June 13, down 21% from its high on Jan. 3, while Nasdaq has been in a bear market since March 2022.
A hotter-than-expected read on inflation is testing the Federal Reserve’s resolve on the pace of its planned interest rate increases.