History is echoing – this is a year to be tactical

Jonathan Pain  |  The Pain Report  |  21 February 2024  |  0.50 CE

The bulls are back in charge of markets, as investors dream of a happy ending to the seismic dislocation following the global pandemic. Yet, for those willing to look beyond the headline economic data, a more uncertain outlook emerges. In the US, the disconnect between real GDI and real GDP rhymes with the period preceding the Global Financial Crisis. And, there’s the very real chance that history will in fact repeat and deliver a second Trump presidency later this year. Along with heightened global geopolitical risks, the Axis of Autocracy, reduced fiscal support from...

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