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Mar 2025
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The calm before the storm for the market...

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Risk appetite to be tested after Friday’s stock rally. US retail sales report
could reignite US recession fears. Tuesday’s Trump-Putin call could seal
the ceasefire. Both gold and oil markets prepare for risk-positive headlines.

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