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Trade War Escalation Spurs Defensive Investments

Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global

05-Aug-19 07:05

Trade War Escalation Spurs Defensive Investments

01:00 - Global markets were rocked by President Trump’s announcement last week that the US would raise tariffs by 10% on USD300 billion worth of Chinese goods. We speak to Kingsley Jones on asset allocation in the uncertain trade climate, as well as his expectations for a slew of monetary policy meetings in the region this week.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Investments

Tags:  President Trump,  tariffs,  Reserve Bank of Australia,  monetary policy,  bond yields,  India, 


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