14 October 2025
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- Political dysfunction (shutdown) and trade escalation with China materially raised market volatility and muddied the outlook for US growth and Fed signalling.
- The UK is juggling the twin challenges of managing fiscal prudence (amid rising borrowing costs) and defending exposed export sectors under increasingly protectionist European trade moves.
- The EU rolled out the Entry/Exit System, advanced plans to phase out Russian energy, imposed steel tariffs, and reinforced industrial policy to boost demand and supply chain resilience.
- Middle East ceasefire eased oil risk, China warned of tariff retaliation pressuring markets, Japan faced political uncertainty impacting yen and equities, while gold surged on Fed-cut expectations and global political-market tensions.
