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Tariff deluge: RBC’s initial take

Apr 04, 2025 |The Global Portfolio Advisory Committee

President Donald Trump unveiled his long-threatened reciprocal tariffs, putting an exclamation point on a new era of protectionism. Our regional analysts review the tariff policies and provide thoughts on the implications for markets.

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Do policy shifts signal a turning point for European equities?

Apr 04, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier

Galvanized by U.S. rhetoric, the European Union looks to be pivoting towards greater cohesiveness and increased fiscal spending. We examine the implications for the regional equity market.

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Global equities: A confluence of possibilities

Apr 02, 2025 |Jim Allworth

Equity markets have followed diverse paths in the first three months of 2025. We think several factors are now in play that will influence the direction they take from here.

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U.S. equities: Signs of a cycle peak, with a Q2 reprieve likely

Mar 28, 2025 |Robert Sluymer, CFA, technical strategist

As a volatile Q1 comes to a close, we think technical analysis provides a useful perspective on the potential paths of equity markets in the months ahead.

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Janet Engels and Tylar Lunke

Audio commentary: Unraveling the uncertainties

Mar 21, 2025 |Janet Engels and Tylar Lunke

Janet and Tylar discuss the impacts of the volatility we have seen thus far in 2025 and what we see from here for financial markets.

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Unraveling the uncertainties facing stock markets

Mar 20, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova

To say it’s been a testing time for markets and investors is an understatement. Amid what can be confusing and rapidly shifting market dynamics, we give our thoughts on four key questions on investors’ minds.

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Tariffs: Bracing for market impact

Mar 12, 2025 |Joseph Wu, CFA and Josh Nye

The 2018–2019 U.S.-China trade conflict underscored how tariff uncertainty can dampen sentiment, depressing valuations even if the earnings impact turns out to be modest. What approach should investors take?

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Power, storage, and electrification: A revolution

Mar 11, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier

As burgeoning demand and innovation transform the energy landscape, we examine key trends that are likely to shape the future of renewable power and industrial electrification.

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Boat in rough seas

Vortex of volatility

Mar 07, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova

A period of rapid-fire developments has understandably put investors on edge. We make sense of five catalysts tugging on stock markets and elucidate why we’re not ready to throw in the towel on the two-year-plus bull market just yet.

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U.S. tariff give and take

Feb 28, 2025 |Joseph Wu, CFA and Josh Nye

As the threat of U.S. tariffs remains a regular topic of news outlets, we examine the potential highs and lows and their effects.

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