Investors cautious on strategy changes as global uncertainty persists

No going back to ‘where we were before’

Investors have warned against making significant changes to their holdings, but many have have already started to rethink their investment strategies in light of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war and the overarching global economic slowdown.

On 2 April, Trump unleashed punitive tariffs on dozens of trading partners, triggering a slump in US equities and higher Treasury yield levels. Trump's tariff tumult to partly return as concerns of US recession mount The White House later backtracked on its threats and entered into negotiations with several nations including China, reaching a ‘deal' with Beijing in early May that would see the US trade deficit with the world's second-largest economy significantly reduced. Markets have also recovered since last month, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq now trading at Februar...