A swathe of economists, strategists and portfolio managers have emphasised the vitality of vigilance as investors navigate an everchanging market following Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this week.
Since Trump returned to the Oval Office on Monday (20 January), equity, bond and currency markets have fluctuated as they attempted to keep pace with the GOP president's lurches from one claim to another. Despite dismissing the possibility of tariffs before being sworn into office, Trump later admitted that he was considering imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on China from 1 February. The Republican leader has also warned he may slap trade restrictions on products from the European Union given that "they do not take our cars, they do not take our farm produc...
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