Sell signals: Five fund buyers reveal their key recession indicators

Return of volatility

Tom Eckett
clock • 5 min read

Five fund buyers have revealed the key market crash signals to monitor amid concerns of a global reduction in liquidity as central banks begin reducing their balance sheets, alongside populism returning to the fore in Europe and US President Donald Trump implementing tariffs on his allies.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Economics

Heavy discounts bring shop price inflation down to 1% in April

Heavy discounts bring shop price inflation down to 1% in April

BRC Shop Price monitor

Cristian Angeloni
clock 28 April 2026 • 1 min read
Deep Dive: 'Patience is paramount' as inflation outlook darkens

Deep Dive: 'Patience is paramount' as inflation outlook darkens

UK economic backdrop weakening

Michael Nelson
clock 17 April 2026 • 4 min read
UK GDP rises 0.5% in February ahead of Iran conflict

UK GDP rises 0.5% in February ahead of Iran conflict

BoE will not 'rush' judgements

Linus Uhlig
clock 16 April 2026 • 2 min read
Trustpilot