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05 Mar 2025

MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL — FOR FEBRUARY 2025

In our monthly podcast, ‘Markets in a nutshell’, Linda Eedes unpacks the latest market trends and insights from February. This month, she explores how the US market is losing momentum, with Big Tech struggling, investor confidence waning, and Trump’s tariff-heavy trade policies raising concerns. Meanwhile, European and Chinese equities are gaining ground, with China’s market surging 16% on government stimulus and shifting sentiment.

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05 Oct 2026

MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL — FOR SEPTEMBER 2026

US President Donald Trump wants America to have the world’s lowest interest rates. However, in September his chosen Federal Reserve chairman raised them. Concurrently, US government bonds suffered their worst month…

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03 Sep 2026

MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL — FOR AUGUST 2026

America’s national debt surpassed an eye-popping $40 trillion last month. The country still runs a budget deficit of around 6% of GDP, unusually large for an economy that is growing. Interest on past borrowing now…

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