Investment Weekly
Chart of the week – An expensive dollar
One of the biggest surprises of 2025 so far has been how weak the US dollar has been. Coming into the year, most investors were positioned for USD strength amid the belief that Trump’s policy agenda would provide a boost to growth and thus extend US exceptionalism. Instead, as tariffs dominated the White House’s policy agenda, US growth projections for 2025 have been hit hard. What does this tell us?
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Market Spotlight
- Concentrated risks
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- All clear on US inflation?
- Steady fundamentals in Asia credit
- AI and jobs