The theme of our previous April 2025 Market Observer was that only a fool would try to predict what would happen to the financial markets and the global economies after Donald Trump declared his Tariff War on the World. The more expertise you possessed, the less you were probably able to forecast the actual outcome. As they say, it’s not over until it’s over but rising equity markets and tightening credit spreads weren’t most experts’ first choice, but that’s what has happened.
Sources:
- Source: Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. (2025, April). April 2025 Market Observer.
- Source: Burgess, Mark. (2025, July 4). Who cares about uncertainty anyway?
- Source: Boggioni, Tom. (2025, July 5). ‘It’s all fake’: White House insider admits Trump’s trade war is just for show.
- Source: McCreesh, Shawn. (2025, Feb 28). ‘This is going to be great television’: Trump sums up his showdown with Zelensky.
- Source: Blanchfield, Mike and Hawkins, Ari. (July 6, 2025). In tech tax ‘cave,’ Trump and Carney may have both gotten what they wanted.
- Source: Rjoseph1. (June 3, 2018). Trudeau calls tariffs ‘insulting’ while Trump aide labels it as ‘family quarrel’.
- Source: Aiello, Rachel. (May 14, 2025). Canada’s new housing minister doesn’t think prices need to come down.
- Source: CNC News. (Dec 16, 2024). Read Chrystia Freeland’s letter of resignation from Trudeau’s cabinet.
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