The third quarter of 2025 was marked by strong equity performance across the globe.
Markets continued to climb, supported by the U.S.-China trade truce, the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis point rate cut, and renewed AI optimism following record spending by tech giants like OpenAI, Nvidia, and AMD.
Marked by heightened geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty, and uneven economic performance. Globally, investor sentiment was weighed down by renewed concerns over trade tariffs following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of wide-ranging tariff measures.
U.S. President Donald Trump recently declared new import tariffs – sending shockwaves through global markets. What does this mean for global trade and how does this impact The Markets for investors?
The state of the economy impacts you in a tangible way – even more so if you invest. Globally, The Markets were mostly positive in Q1 2024, while the local markets were influenced by uncertainty over the national elections.