Monthly Market Views - Archive

On this page you will find the previous editions of the Monthly Market Views.

Financial analyst analyzing market insights

May 2025

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • High import prices could affect consumer spending and dampen growth.
  • Tariffs are putting pressure on US corporate earnings.
  • Trade policy uncertainty makes Fed’s task harder.
  • China will need to pivot to domestic consumption for growth.

April 2025

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • Germany's fiscal shift and the EU's defence push.
  • Tariffs threaten US growth more than inflation.
  • Trade policy uncertainty makes Fed’s task harder.
  • China's fiscal support boosts sentiment.

March 2025

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • Markets remain highly sensitive to inflation.
  • Global growth to remain reasonably resilient.
  • Europe supported by a clearer ECB path.
  • China aims to avoid a disruptive trade war.

February 2025

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • US trade tariffs are introducing uncertainty.
  • Central banks’ actions  remain in focus.
  • China weighing the timing and size of fiscal policy.
  • Geopolitics is driving commodity dynamics.

January 2025

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • US policy to drive short term growth amid trade tensions.
  • Central banks to balance rate cuts with inflation concerns.
  • Geopolitical shifts present risks and opportunities in Asia.
  • Concentration risk favours opportunities in mid-caps.

December 2024

4 themes driving markets:

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4 themes driving markets:

  • Fed to reassess policy easing speed and timing;

  • New policies could stimulate short term US growth; 

  • Europe balancing fiscal rules with productivity investments; 

  • China signals expansionary measures amid tariff concerns.