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Investment Weekly

The Fed ‘put’ in investment markets
14 March 2025

    Chart of the week – The Fed ‘put’ in investment markets

    Chart of the week – The Fed ‘put’ in investment markets

    US stock markets have fallen sharply in recent weeks, with tech sector shares leading the decline. It’s the latest of several episodic waves of market volatility that investors have endured already in 2025. This week, we explore the recent market moves and the factors that could influence the US Fed’s ability to be a shock absorber against a bumpy global economy.

    More from this week:

    Market Spotlight

    • Confidence building in Asian real estate

    Lens on…

    • A tale of two tech sectors
    • Make the euro great again
    • Vietnam – leading from the frontier

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