April: Global Markets Sell Off Extreme volatility gripped global markets in April as President Trump announced new tariff measures on a host of countries on Liberation Day. Markets rebounded strongly as trade tensions eased towards month end. Australian shares...
March: Uncertainty over US Tariffs Rising fears of a global recession impacted global financial markets over the month, news was dominated with the US placing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and increasing tariffs on China. Australian Shares returned...
February: Tariffs, Uncertainty and Unrest February was a volatile month for global markets, with Trump’s ever-changing policies on trade tariffs causing general market uncertainty and unrest. Australian Shares returned -3.8% over the month with the index...
January: Strong Start to the Year All the talk was on the US leadership with Donald Trump taking office on the 20th of January and with the Chinese firm DeepSeek releasing a new chatbot artificial intelligence (AI) model. Australian shares returned +4.6% over the...
December: Markets Pullback Hawkish outlook from the Fed caused global financial markets to experience a pullback in December, ending a strong year on a subdued note. Australian Shares fell -3.2% over the month, with Real Estate -5.95%, Materials -4.5% and Information...
