
Poised for Lift-Off or Facing Turbulence: Q2 2025 Systematic Global Equities Update
As we enter the second half of 2025, the next six months are expected to be defined by a slowing global economy, tariff uncertainty, and market volatility.
As we enter the second half of 2025, the next six months are expected to be defined by a slowing global economy, tariff uncertainty, and market volatility.
For the past 15 years, global investors’ default positioning was to hold U.S. Dollars as the most obvious choice of non-domestic currencies (and maybe most obvious overall choice) and when investing outside their own equity markets, to look first to the U.S.
As we enter the second quarter of 2025, there is much to consider for fixed income markets and the broader economy.
The opening quarter of 2025 was a roller coaster ride for investors, beginning with optimism but ending with considerable turmoil.
America – or at least the Trump Administration – and Europe are clearly seeing the world differently these days.
This piece is the third in a three-part series on the issues that led to 2024’s anti-incumbent party backlash. Here, we evaluate the trade and other fiscal proposals put forward by the incoming Trump administration, as well as their investment implications.