Insights

In April, financial markets were whiplashed by a flurry of headlines on the trade front. While “Liberation Day” was met with sweeping tariff announcements, the trade war between the United States and China escalated with tit-for-tat levies.

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The first quarter ended on a softer note, with President Trump’s disruptive trade proposals and mounting stagflation fears driving investors out of risky assets.

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Risk appetite deteriorated and financial markets were mainly in risk-off mode in February, with mounting risks of a trade war injecting some volatility into the marketplace and weighing on investor sentiment.

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Financial markets began 2025 on a positive note following the inauguration of President Donald Trump in mid‑January – even despite his looming threats to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.

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Financial markets ended 2024 on an uninspiring note as investors contemplated an environment of resilient growth and persistent inflation in the United States that cast doubts over the scope of policy easing from the Federal Reserve.

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