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Trump, rates, climate and debt

The past month reminded us that global markets are rarely calm for long. President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the US Federal Reserve have reignited debate over interest rates, as new fears swirl about climate-driven financial risk and the sustainability of the United States’s soaring debt.

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Markets navigate war, tariffs and currency crossroads

Markets have held steady despite a series of potentially destabilising global developments, from the escalating conflict in the Middle East to renewed tariff shocks in the United States as well as increasing currency pressures in China. The resilience is notable, but it may also reflect a market still trying to interpret how short-term events will influence longer-term fundamentals.

Global markets navigate conflict, oil, and central bank limbo

The global economy is once again walking a tightrope. Over the past month, a volatile mix of geopolitical conflict, oil price shocks, and unclear central bank signals has tested the nerves of investors and policymakers. While markets have remained broadly stable, the risk landscape has shifted in subtle but significant ways.

The Trump/Musk breakup: A strategic misdirect?

Last week global headlines announced a dramatic falling out between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk. Once close allies, the two have publicly exchanged insults, with Trump threatening to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk criticising Trump’s spending policies. For South African investors, this rift might raise concerns about economic stability and global markets.

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Navigating a world of strategic uncertainty

In a month marked by trade tensions, political volatility, and local economic policy shifts, global markets and domestic investors have been forced to navigate a maze of uncertainty. For South Africans, the recent interest rate cut by the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has offered a glimmer of relief, while the broader global economic environment remains unsettled by geopolitical manoeuvring and shifting supply chain strategies.

What AI and dollar wobbles mean for global markets

At Google’s recent I/O Conference, co-founder Sergey Brin declared that artificial intelligence (AI) will be “vastly more transformative” than the internet or the mobile phone. Meanwhile, global markets grappled with a very different kind of transformation: The visible unravelling of US fiscal dominance and the dollar’s once-unassailable safe-haven status.

Rare earth controls, Hong Kong market surge, and US policy turbulence

China’s newly enforced export controls on rare earth elements have begun to disrupt global supply chains significantly. Since introducing the controls in April, exporters must now obtain licences from China’s Ministry of Commerce before shipping seven targeted rare earths or permanent magnets used in sectors ranging from electric vehicles and robotics to renewable energy and military aviation.
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