In the US, the consumer is king; spending is at its strongest in four-and-a half years, retail sales are up, jobs and productivity figures are steady and wage growth continues.
Move to avoid currencies at risk of underperforming
Tariff tensions and global slowdown key factors
'Pendular nature' to 2019 flows
How history can provide answers to today's tariff stand-off
The worst case scenario for emerging market (EM) equities has started to unfold, turning a potentially positive outlook around by 180 degrees.