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14th July 2025
MARKET MATTERS – Continued Volatility Amid All Time Highs
Market Overview In the past week, global trade tensions resurfaced following Trump’s announcement increasing his baseline tariffs on trade partners from 10% to a ...
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23rd June 2025
Middle East Conflict; Central Banks
Market Overview Given the scale of what unfolded last week: a major Middle East conflict, a fragile ceasefire clock, Trump’s tariff threats on standby, and multiple ...
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27th May 2025
Market Matters: When Bonds Start Barking
Market Overview Last week’s modest pullback in most Equity markets wasn’t unexpected. After a sharp and enthusiastic rebound from the initial ...
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1st May 2025
IDAD Performance – Q1 2025
The first quarter of 2025 was relatively steady for stockmarkets, Hong Kong and China being the exception, with strong growth over the 3 months. April, however, ...
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7th April 2025
From Liberation to Isolation: Tariffs Return with Force
Liberation or Isolation: At 78, Donald Trump may not have matched Methuselah’s longevity, but he is reading from a policy playbook that predates modern ...
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27th March 2025
Flying Blind into a Tariff Storm
Markets are flying blind, navigating a macro landscape where the instruments are flashing contradictory warnings. Growth is slowing, inflation remains uncomfortably ...
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17th March 2025
Catnip Bounce or Market Bottom ?
Markets rebounded sharply despite worsening economic signals, leaving investors questioning whether this is a short-lived rally or a true bottom. Inflation remains ...
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11th March 2025
It Just Got Ugly
I honestly can’t remember when financial markets faced such widespread uncertainty. Conflicting economic data is clouding the outlook, while the White House’s ...
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4th March 2025
Mood music has turned sombre
Market Overview Even before Friday night’s shambolic press conference between Trump and Zelenskiy, the mood of investors had turned decidedly sombre. In stark ...
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