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SIB Weekly GM Brief 18 Mar 2025<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tariff headlines and fears of a U.S. recession continued to weigh on stocks as the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 indices notched price declines a fourth consecutive week. Growth concerns and increasing recession fears\u2014which were amplified by comments from President Donald Trump regarding a \u201cperiod of transition\u201d for the U.S. economy\u2014also weighed on sentiment during the week. Markets now seek out some semblance of clarity in the upcoming Fed policy meeting on March 18-19 where policymakers are widely expected to hold interest rates steady. We anticipate the tariff and policy uncertainty to continue in the near term and remain well positioned to take advantage of opportunities arising from the increased market volatility. The pan-European Stoxx 600 had its second negative week in ten weeks amid worries about how U.S. trade tariffs would affect economic growth and uncertainty over monetary policy. Along with hopes\u00a0for a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, news that Germany\u2019s incoming chancellor had secured parliamentary support for a large increase in state\u00a0borrowing helped to curb losses. Positively, mainland Chinese stock markets rose on stimulus hopes after Beijing said it would hold a press\u00a0conference on Monday with policymakers focusing on boosting consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data highlights:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Consumer Price Index increased 2.8% over the past 12 months, coming in below the expected 2.9% and lower\u00a0than the previous month\u2019s strong 3% reading. The Bank of Canada reduced its overnight rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 2.75%.\u00a0The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the average change over time in selling prices received by domestic producers, remained\u00a0unchanged in February compared to January. In Europe, U.K. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% in January 2025, contrary\u00a0to expectations of a 0.1% growth while in Asia, the Japanese GDP growth rate for Q4 2024 grew to 2.3% compared to 0.4% for the previous\u00a0quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week ahead:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

U.S Retail sales – Monday | Canada CPI \u2013 Tuesday | U.S. Fed Interest rate decision, Japan BoJ Interest rate decision, Eurozone\u00a0CPI \u2013 Wednesday | U.K Unemployment rate & BoE Interest rate decision, Australia Unemployment rate \u2013 Thursday | Japan Inflation rate\u00a0YoY, Canada retail sales \u2013 Friday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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