Investment Talks....2025: Optimism, disruption, and Trump 2.0

Optimism, opportunity, economic disruption and trade wars – the outlook for investors this year is both positive and murky. On the one hand, ‘higher for longer’ tailwinds, failing inflation and rising gross domestic product are set to boost equities – could the year behold another stock market high in the UK? On the flipside however, the impact of the US election and Donald Trump’s second conclusive win has yet to play out fully, with the impact of ongoing globalisation, higher tariffs and the potential for further deregulation and tax cuts still unknown. Investment Week and Professional...