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The week began under pressure after the White House said 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada would begin after the 30-day pause ends in early March.
Traders are picking up the risk-off playbook in response to Washington implementing levies on products from Canada, China and Mexico.
“Build, build, build” and “dig, dig, dig” reflect a determined push to remove barriers and accelerate development. Expect this theme to underpin policies ranging from energy to technology.
Investors were forced to navigate a week of disappointing news about the economy and inflation as the S&P 500 Index declined 1.66 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.51 percent.
We could forget about inflation for now because more pressing matters are at hand—namely, the most important stock in the world, Nvidia, and its earnings report.
EM equity investors have been in a defensive posture since the beginning of this month and it is fair to say they remain in a “wait and watch” mood on what we’re calling “wildcards.”
The potentially unprecedented scale of the destruction from the California wildfires has investors worried about the possible medium- and longer-term impact on municipal and corporate debt issuers.
On this World Day of Social Justice, find the cause that is close to your heart, and opt to invest in line with it. Let us be more equal than others in this respect.
Stocks advanced last week despite some intra-week volatility, punctuated by comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said the central bank doesn’t “need to be in a hurry” to lower interior rates further.
The sector has continued to underperform expectations, leaving investors disappointed. But this disappointment should not obscure the shifting dynamics that may favor a brighter outlook in the year ahead.
While outcomes are always highly uncertain, a consistent, disciplined, and repeatable investment process is firmly in their control.