Weekly Market Update
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Investors Seek Foreign Ports During US Trade Storm
April 21, 2025
Last week, the S&P 500 inched up by 0.28% while the Dow and Nasdaq declined by -1.14% and -0.62%. Investors continued to grapple with the effects of the administration’s tariffs and US-China tensions.
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Volatile Week for Markets
April 14, 2025
The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq climbed by 5.70%, 4.95% and 7.29%. Financial markets experienced significant volatility on tariff developments, better-than-expected inflation data and a drop in consumer sentiment.
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US Hikes Import Taxes Ten-Fold to Deglobalize
April 4, 2025
The Trump administration’s April 2 tariff announcements surprised the market with their scale and their breadth. Our best estimate is that full delivery of these tariffs would increase 2024’s effective tariff rate by 10X, to ...
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How Well Can the US Absorb Tariff Shock?
March 31, 2025
Citing national security, President Trump signed a proclamation adding 25% tariffs on US vehicle and parts imports to be phased in within coming days and weeks.
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Stay the Course
March 24, 2025
Two factors have contributed to market weakness over the past two months: The release of Chinese AI DeepSeek in late January drove a fundamental rethink of the multi-year AI infrastructure trade. The selloff has since “broadened ...
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Hitting the Tariff Button
March 17, 2025
Tariffs to protect US industry from competition and collect tax revenue would generally move the US toward an economic model most prevalent in Emerging Markets economies. These are generally not known for their economic success.
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The US Economy Slows in 1Q25
March 10, 2025
Last week, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq fell by -3.10%, -2.37% and -3.45% amid escalating and deescalating tariff developments with Mexico and Canada while those recently applied to China rose another 10% to 20%.
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Tariff Time: Markets Quickly Repricing Growth, Will Assess Opportunities
March 4, 2025
Effective US tariffs of 20%-25% on Mexico, Canada and China have begun on President Trump’s orders.
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Globalization Strikes Back
February 24, 2025
The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq fell by -1.66%, -2.51%, and -2.51%. The S&P 500 recorded a new all-time high on Wednesday before University of Michigan data showed consumer sentiment dropping to a 15-month low with 1-year inflation expectations rising to 4.3% from 3.3% last month.
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When the World Divides
February 18, 2025
Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on Thursday but later added they would not start until April which relieved investors.