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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... fundamentals strong enough to attract foreign investors? Last year, off the back of US President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs and in formulating their ASEAN's five-year plan, the member countries came together to do something unprecedented. ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... on, but this has still been modest, especially in comparison to what happened following the introduction of the Liberation Day tariffs last year. Neuberger senior fixed income manager Adam Grotzinger 01 says, however, that before the most recent shock ...

Future Fund gains nearly $2bn in March quarter despite market volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... continues to perform despite geopolitical unrest and market upheaval. "Over the last 12 months, as markets navigated Liberation Day and more recently conflict in the Middle East, we have made sure the fund has been well positioned to continue delivering ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... We measure fear," Pearce said. Pearce said the VIX index - which measures market volatility - spiked far more on Liberation Day when US President Donald Trump announced his initial tariff plan than it has during this most recent episode. "We see nowhere ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... has raised the blanket universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing a 10% global tariff on ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... the historic dominance of US equities was challenged as global investor sentiment began to shift in the wake of Liberation Day tariffs, Wood described. "Post-tariff implementation, we've seen a reassessment of supply chains and global trade patterns," ...

Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... late at the month end, remaining flat for the whole month. "The US market has had an incredible run from the post Liberation Day lows, and so over time, a lot of market participants, they start to get up a little bit long as they chase that momentum," ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... his threats. While Jim McCormick, the chief global macro strategist at Citi, does not anticipate another April 2 Liberation Day in the works, he points out that "more bad news has been accumulating". These are typically sparked by Trump's tweets. ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... environment. McMahon says he has been surprised by the recovery in sentiment post the bond market conniptions of 'Liberation Day.' "Portfolio resilience and geopolitical risk are very big themes for us, and I think they are undoubtedly heightened ...

TelstraSuper Balanced option makes 9.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... we saw super funds' delivering a return of 8.0%," SuperRatings executive director Kirby Rappel said. "Following Liberation Day, this was estimated to have fallen as low as 0.8% before rebounding to finish the year at 10.1%. Since the change in US administration ...
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