Markets: a tug of war between inflation fears and optimism
Markets: a tug of war between inflation fears and optimism
Wednesday 05 February 2025
Global Investment Views, Equity, Fixed income
February 2025 | The Trump 2.0 era is upon us and markets have already become extremely sensitive to inflation data, a trend that will likely last in the coming months. Higher inflation sensitivity has also turned equity/bond correlation back to positive. Markets are currently influenced by two opposing forces: the prospect of Trumponomics reinforces the narrative of US exceptionalism, while the imposition of tariffs introduces uncertainty into global supply chain dynamics and inflation trajectories.
01 | While fiscal loosening and deregulation may provide a temporary boost to GDP, the negative effects of tariffs and reduced immigration are likely to weigh on economic performance in the last part of the year.
02 | The Fed is on pause, with cuts likely to come later in 2025 if inflation data retains a downward trend.
03 | In Europe, we expect both the ECB and the BoE to cut rates sooner, while the Bank of Japan remains in the hiking mode.
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