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As stock markets gyrate to US President Donald Trump’s tariff flipflops, investors should not lose sight of the bigger picture. Tariffs and reduction of trade deficits remain key focus areas for the US.
As the world reels under economic uncertainty, GDP forecasts are being revised lower. Worse, recession risks are on the rise for major countries across the globe, including the US.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent Financial Stability Report underlines the growing impact of geopolitical tensions on asset markets. Asset prices face risks from disruption to global trade and capital flows. “Trump’s tariffs, by escalating geopolitical risks, have created a precarious environment for financial markets,” writes Manas Chakravarty in an analysis of the IMF’s report.
In fact, much remains unclear. Major countries, including India, have to strike a trade deal with the US on agreeable terms. Closing the merchandise trade gap with a trade agreement is easier said than done. Importantly, any such trade deal should placate Trump first.
As such, equity markets are receiving feeble support from corporate earnings and buying by foreign institutional investors. Domestic investors have begun curtailing lumpsum flows into equity mutual funds.
Against this backdrop, the moot question on everyone’s mind is: Which way markets are headed and what should investors do now? Our columnists Vijay L Bhambwani, Lisa Barbora, and Madhuchanda Dey of our research team weighed in on the topic today.
Vijay Bhambwani has a cautionary message for traders. Madhuchanda Dey did a crisp analysis of the current market scenario here. “While it is difficult to predict the bottom, we take refuge in our time-tested bond yield and earnings yield gap analysis,” she adds.
Lisa Barbora advises investors not to act on immediate market noise and focus on the long-term picture. She has laid out detailed action plans for different categories of investors here. Do read these handy guides catering to all stripes of investors and traders, to ride out the current market turbulence.
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