True Potential Morning Markets

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, looks at the recovery of global equities following the surprise tariff announcement from President Trump last week. The focus can now return to underlying economic health with US jobs data and also a look ahead to the Bank of England interest rate decision this week.

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, analyses the market response to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as well as the retaliation from China who have imposed their own fee’s and levy’s on American oil and energy imports.

Over the weekend, Trump announced additional tax tariffs for goods being imported into the US. Bloomberg estimated that the average tariff will be moving from 3% to 10.7%, reducing US growth by 1.2%, and increasing inflation by 0.7%. The full impact of tariffs is likely to be known in the future, however, markets are already pricing the impact, seeing bonds, gold and currency down at this moment. Our Head of Investments, Kevin Kidney, adds further commentary on what this means for you and what we’re expecting in the markets in the future.

Despite the release of the latest AI model from Chinese firm DeepSeek, which caused upheaval across the broader tech sector, European and UK equity markets reached new all-time highs this week. Our expert Investment Managers discuss why and unpack the key events that have dominated financial markets this week.

Sebastian Mackay, Investment Director, looks at the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold US interest rates at 4.5%. With potentially inflationary policy under the Trump administration and a resilient economy, investors have scaled back expectations on additional rate cuts, with some economists believing a rise in interest rates could be on the horizon.

Yesterday Nvidia plunged 17%, only to roar back to +9% by the close of markets, sparking a tech rally that lifted stocks like Oracle (+3.6%), Bitcoin mining and more. Plus, with the Fed’s interest rate decision looming and earnings from Meta, Microsoft, Tesla & Apple on deck, what’s next for investors? Our Director of Investment Strategy, Chris Leyland has more details.

Markets were shaken yesterday as China's DeepSeek AI made headlines, sparking fears of a tech upheaval reminiscent of the 90’s internet boom. Nvidia fell by 17%, Alphabet fell by 4%, and even energy stocks fell, but is this a repeat of history or just noise? Watch today’s Morning Markets to find out what this means for the future of AI, tech, and most importantly, your money. 

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George Bell, Portfolio Manager, reviews the Stargate Programme which aims to invest $500 billion into AI infrastructure over the next four years and the threats faced from China’s DeepSeek which aims to compete with OpenAI and Meta.

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments and Matt Henderson, Portfolio Manager, give insights into equity and bond market returns, UK jobs data and the underlying economy, as well as a look into sticky inflation which is presenting challenges across major central banks.

Matt Henderson, Portfolio Manager, breaks down why earnings season, where companies review their quarterly figures and cast projections for future performance and developments, is vital to equity markets.