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Select stocks in charge of their own destiny: Aoris

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... businesses where the external environment can matter... that would include businesses with a housing cycle, trade and tariffs, and politics. "And we don't want to be in what I call the sharp end of change. Change is always exciting but it's always fluid ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... dwindled in the March quarter and are expected to remain more volatile compared to 2024. "Uncertainty stemming from US tariffs - reflected in ongoing trade negotiations, the risk of policy reversals, corporate disruption from supply chain realignments ...

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... Senra said with 60% of family offices pessimistic about the global outlook, confidence has been further shaken by new US tariffs. "Family offices are now prioritising diversification, liquidity, and structural reassessment of risk as they build resilience ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... as for the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff war? Sheridan said geopolitical uncertainty and the risk of tariffs have seen businesses actively seek to shorten supply chains by moving production and processes closer to home. "This could ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... solid labour market, robust balance sheets, and easing financial conditions. "A pull-forward of activity ahead of the US tariffs has also buoyed growth in Q1 and is likely to provide some momentum through the rest of the year. Moreover, there have also ...

Alternatives high on the radar to escape Trump's tariffs: Fidante

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... bearish on both US equities and Australian equities, predominately due to the US President Donald Trump's rapid fire of tariffs. Advisers were also split in their views on how the markets will perform in the next six months; one in three (31%) expect ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... were several factors that drove markets higher; first on the checklist was the Trump administration's action around tariffs. "... as far as markets are concerned, a sharp increase in tariffs - it's not good for growth, it's not good for inflation ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... providers, banks, insurers, and of course asset owners." In the ever-evolving landscape of regulation, geopolitical noise, tariffs and election cycles, intensifying scrutiny, and subsequent market volatility - demand and interest in sustainable investing ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said the effects of US President Donald Trump's tariffs may increase competition for Australian firms operating in China. Hauser said he visited China just after Trump's "Liberation Day" ...

J.P. MAM slashes recession probability to 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... latest tariff announcements, but it warns risks remain elevated. Last week, US President Donald Trump substantially lowered tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%. China, on the other hand, reduced its tariffs on US imports to 10% from 125% Rob ...