News & Updates
In our News & Updates section, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening at MeDirect Group. Through this section we also publish weekly market updates provided by well-established fund houses and other interesting financial reads. Make sure to visit often to keep yourself up to date.
Understanding the impact of trade tariffs on your investment portfolio
Trade tariffs have become a feature of global economics. Investors need to know what to keep in mind when managing their portfolios in this new reality.
BlackRock Commentary: Reducing risk as uncertainty bites
Rising global trade tensions and extreme policy uncertainty have sparked a broad risk asset selloff, prompting a three-month tactical shift to reduce equity exposure and increase allocation to short-term U.S. Treasuries as a defensive move.
Epic Investment Partners Views: The Week Ahead
Markets face renewed volatility amid escalating trade tensions and reciprocal tariffs, with central bank commentary, inflation data, and major earnings in focus this week—while last week’s resilient U.S. jobs report was overshadowed by Trump’s tariff shock and its inflationary implications.
BlackRock Commentary: Doing the maths on U.S. policy shifts
U.S. policy shifts are driving global uncertainty, prompting responses from Europe and Canada, but AI investment and potential deregulation could support economic growth, reinforcing BlackRock’s overweight stance on U.S. stocks over the next 6–12 months.
Epic Investment Partners Views: The Week Ahead
Markets focus on Trump’s global tariffs, Powell’s speech, and the US jobs report this week, while inflation readings from Germany and Italy, China’s PMI data, and the ECB’s policy signals will also be closely watched amid ongoing stagflation fears and tariff-driven market volatility.
BlackRock Commentary: Bright spots in global stocks
Despite a U.S. equity pullback, BlackRock remain overweight U.S. stocks while seeing global opportunities, with Europe’s fiscal boost, Japan’s corporate reforms, and Latin America’s mega forces driving gains, though prolonged U.S. policy uncertainty could pose risks.
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