IAUM - Still Selective As Trade Conflict Cools
2025-05-13 15:30:00 ET
Summary
- We still see tariffs causing further contractions in quarterly activity but the cumulative impact may be more limited. We eye opportunities from mega forces.
- U.S. stocks ticked down last week after a tech-driven rally over easing restrictions on AI chip exports. UK stocks rose on news of a U.S.-UK trade deal.
- We’re looking for early signs of tariffs pushing up inflation in U.S. CPI data out this week. Sticky inflation will limit how far the Federal Reserve can cut rates.
The U.S.-China deal represents a major de-escalation in the trade conflict. Three key takeaways? First, it reaffirms that the hard economic rules we’ve been flagging will shape policy. Second, tariffs will likely bring more supply-driven contractions in quarterly activity, but the cumulative impact on overall 2025 activity could be more limited. Third, the deal gives a sense of where the U.S. effective tariff rate will settle. We stay risk on, monitoring corporate earnings reports for selective opportunities....
Still Selective As Trade Conflict Cools