A mixed bag

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Investing in a post ‘Liberation Day’ era

Video transcript It’s been almost a month now since Liberation Day, and it’s time to try to think about what this all means. My suggestion is ignore the short term and the volatility that goes with it. It’s hard to predict. Ignore the politics because people have different views. Let’s concentrate on what we know. […]

The greenback is singing the blues

The hurly-burly in Washington has the potential to reshape the global political and economic landscape, but will it knock the US dollar from its preeminent perch? Some are viewing the plunge of the dollar index since President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs as a sign it will. The argument itself conflates two concepts. One is that the […]

Gold soars, capital flows to Europe

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ECB cuts rates amid trade war fears

European Central Bank Frakfurt

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The curious case of rising US Treasury yields

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US Treasury yields increased sharply after falling leading up to and immediately after the 2 April tariffs announcement. The tariff reprieve on 9 April initially quelled the surge, but rates remain elevated. The surprise is that typically when global risks increase, the flight to quality trade ensues – US Treasury yields go down, prices go […]

Market mayhem bolsters appeal of liquidity products

Money market funds sometimes get a bad rap – they can be viewed as boring. Across the whole investment universe, investors have a vast array of choices: any number of asset classes that seek to balance risk with reward and offer the potential for higher returns. All money markets aim to do is provide a […]

Relief rally?

Life buoy on white wall (front view)

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The contours of a new trade landscape

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Near-term equity and currency moves represent a short-term shock to the markets as the investment community digests the tariff news and reassesses relative economic growth, earnings estimates, and access to markets. While the tariff overhang has not disappeared, we are now much closer to the beginning of the end. Total market uncertainty has now been […]

Avoiding the thorns

US President Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs Wednesday in the Rose Garden, but they are unlikely to come up roses for the US and global economies. At a base of 10%, with much higher rates on many other countries, the tariffs are far more sweeping than expected. While most of the world is scrambling to […]