Trade wars emerge as biggest risk facing investment markets in 2025

ARC survey

Linus Uhlig
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Trade wars and growing protectionism have emerged as the largest concerns among the investment management community for the next 12 months.

According to investment consultancy ARC's quarterly Market Sentiment Survey, 23.8% of respondents cited trade wars and the impact of tariffs on global supply chains as the primary risk facing investment markets in 2025 and beyond.  Inflation, which has plagued economies since the pandemic, also remained front of mind, coming in as the second most concerning factor facing markets.  According to ARC, this figure "underscor[ed] lingering unease about persistent price pressures and monetary policy responses".  Index funds quell investor concerns as worries mount over the impact of the ...

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