Market Comment | Higher risk aversion in the wake of US presidential inauguration speech

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Risk aversion increased across financial markets in the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration speech in which he stressed his protectionist stance and repeated the proposal of a “border tax” (see). The major market sensitive events were the followings: The prices of perceived safe-haven assets increased significantly, such as gold, JPY and CHF as equity volatility […]

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