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Liberation Day and the road to recession?

The US is redrawing the trade map. China’s not backing down. Investors should brace for impact.
Xinyu Ru
Fawkes Capital Management
Macro

Why Europe is back on the global investor map

High-quality European Companies at Compelling Valuations
Garry Laurence
Profeta Investments
Macro

April 2025 Podcasts

Below is a summary of the topics we covered on Nucleus Investment Insights this month. See the links for more information.
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

How are Asian markets staying resilient despite Trump's tariffs?

Hang Seng leads global markets as China weathers the storm
NYSE:JD
Garry Laurence
Profeta Investments
The Rules of Investing

Tough medicine: Trump 2.0 is a structural break for economies and markets

Koda Capital’s Brigette Leckie says tariffs are here to stay and that means a period of adjustment for economies and stocks.
The Rules of Investing
Livewire Markets
Macro

Investors breathe again after a wild ride

After a rocky week, as investors struggled to price in erratic US trade and tariff policy, markets seem to have regained their poise. Shares pushed higher all around...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Macro

Seven reasons Australia is likely to avoid recession from Trump’s shock

Australians may have less to fear from activities in the US than we realise.
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

US inflation: big fall in travel-related services

An oft-repeated mantra from the Trump regime is that tariffs in Trump’s first term barely affected inflation. Which is true.
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

Tariff whipsaw creates mixed signals and market shocks

Markets surged on hopes of a tariff reprieve, only to stumble as new details revealed deeper trade tensions with China. The whiplash underscores how fragile sentiment...
Seema Shah
Principal Asset Management
Macro

Don't be this investor

Should you invest now or wait for stock markets to settle? This is the number one question on every investor's lips. The answer:
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

Three scenarios to manage market turmoil

The range of scenarios is broad but can be grouped into rollbacks, reordering or retaliation to help manage investment risk.
Isaac Poole
Ascalon Capital
Macro

How four Wall St titans are positioning right now

Howard Marks, Cathie Wood, Ray Dalio, and Bill Ackman on inflation, tariffs, and what to do with your portfolio now.
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Macro

Not another US recession

As 2025 moves into full swing, another round of (US) recession talk is escalating, creating significant market volatility.
Chris Bedingfield
Quay Global Investors
Macro

Why we freeze: how to profit in times of fear

There are behavioural biases that hold us back, but here are steps you can take when you feel nervous about buying falling stocks.
Michael Skinner
Blackwattle Investment Partners
Macro

US rejig of tariffs makes little difference to the bottom line

Rejigged US "reciprocal" tariffs target China, where the increase in the US effective tariff rate is broadly unchanged from last week.
Kieran Davies
Coolabah Capital
Macro

What the crazy/genius Trump is trying to achieve

The 'exorbitant privilege' of the US dollar as world's reserve currency is coming back to bite it...
Greg Canavan
Fat Tail Investment Research
Macro

What you need to know about the market regime shift and how to invest

Our flash macro update explores the impact of Trump's tariffs, the silver linings in the market and how to invest.
Henry McVey
KKR Australia
Macro

The Art of the Squeal: markets react to Trump’s tariffs

A tariff-fuelled meltdown, a fake Tweet, and a market rebound — the Trump Slump panic is officially underway.
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Macro

Jason Coggins | Globalisation reversal & potential impact of Trump’s tariff initiative

Our Partner & Investment Committee Chair Jason Coggins has written a short note on last week's tariff related move in markets. Enjoy!
Murdoch Gatti
York Wealth Management
Macro

Could Donald Trump’s ‘endgame’ be global debt forgiveness?

While it sounds farfetched could Trump's endgame with reciprocal tariffs be global forgiveness of US debt by foreign governments?
Clive Smith
Macro

Where are we now, what happens next, and what's the plan?

These are the three questions you need to answer if you want to survive and thrive. Here, I probe Matthew Kidman for answers.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Macro

US Jobs Report shows calm before the storm

The February jobs report showed a solid 228,000-worker boost in payrolls, well above consensus expectations, providing a partial offset to a week dominated by negative...
Seema Shah
Principal Asset Management
Macro

Transatlantic Reversal?

Trade-related uncertainty is already hurting confidence, including in the US, before the “real” impact of tariffs hits.
Chris Iggo
AXA Investment Managers
Macro

Trump tariffs vs Market expectation

What is the announcement, and how does it compare to market expectations? President Trump announced that he would apply a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the...
Seema Shah
Principal Asset Management
Macro

Why we now expect four more RBA rate cuts this year

If the RBA were uncertain on Tuesday, then their heads must surely be spinning after Liberation Day.
Tim Toohey
Yarra Capital Management
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