Don’t be fooled into buying the cheapest stocks in a downturn
  • April 15, 2025

Don’t be fooled into buying the cheapest stocks in a downturn

Stock market investors are bound to feel a degree of trepidation following recent economic events. After all, the near-term outlook for inflation, interest rates and GDP growth has been turned on its head by the prospect of extreme US tariffs. Indeed, the potential for further heightened uncertainty may be sufficient to convince some equity investors to seek shelter in other mainstream assets.

US Treasury secretary: no risk of China weaponizing Treasuries despite bond market volatility
  • April 15, 2025

US Treasury secretary: no risk of China weaponizing Treasuries despite bond market volatility

"If Treasuries hit a certain level or if the Federal Reserve believed that a foreign — I won't call them an adversary — but a foreign rival were weaponizing the U.S. government bond market or attempting to destabilize it for political gain, I am sure that we would do something in conjunction with each other, but we just haven't seen that," Bessent said. "We have a big tool kit."