Trump's world of tariffs is shaking up time-tested investing strategies

Stability, the cardinal value of investors for 2025? Already shook by geopolitical tensions, the markets sank into chaos with Donald Trump's announcement in early April of generalised tariffs, which blew a wind of panic all over the world and led to falls as we had seen since 2008. In these conditions, the search for a stable return rather than exceptional performance seems to be a viable strategy.This is where high-yield bonds, or high-yield bo…

What the Markets Are Screaming About Trump Tariffs

Financial markets are driven by people investing their own money in anticipation of future economic conditions, and they are screaming that Trump’s tariffs will inflict enormous harm on U.S. economy

Trump's world of tariffs is shaking up time-tested investing strategies

Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty ImagesStocks and bonds both fell after White House tariffs spooked investors in April.The 60/40 portfolio strategy is one of several conventional investing approaches that's struggled.Tariff uncertainty has also thrown dip buying and US stock outperformance for a loop.As stocks started to fall in February, little did investors know that some of their most tried and trusted strategies would be upended.Initially,…

Candriam: Steepening curves across the board - Wealth DFM

The bond markets in March were already abuzz with talk of tariffs, as the Trump administration implemented previously delayed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Even more importantly for global markets, investors began focussing on April 2, touted by Donald Trump as “liberation day” – the announcement of allegedly “reciprocal” tariffs. Even before the actual announcement, investors showed signs of worries of lower global growth. Risk assets al…

Jill On Money: Bond market forces Trump to blink

It has been a period of time (just 2.5 weeks, if you can believe it!) since President Donald Trump displayed his posterboard tariff plan in the Rose Garden on April 2. Financial markets have been roiled, trading partners have volleyed back tariffs of their own, and one week after the original announcement, the president backed down from some of the more extreme tariffs that he had originally laid out. Related Articles Why stock mar…

No one will ask me about tariffs anymore - Floor Covering News

I love when people ask me about tariffs. I love it even more when people say I should write about tariffs. You know why? Because I don’t know what to think, what to say or what to write. Talk about volatility. Things change by the minute. Hold on. How is the stock market doing today? Oh look: up 459 points. A rebound? We could be down the same or more tomorrow. Who knows. Here’s what I do know. The stock market is not the economy. But wealthy pe…