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Aug 2025
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Higher tariffs and lower jobs numbers hi...

JULIUS BAER
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President Trump’s team delivered more tariff surprises ahead of the weekend with conditions worsening for both Canada and Switzerland. Then the jobs data delivered some ugly news for the US economy, with severe downward revisions to May and June’s data which saw the bearer of the tidings - the commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics – lose her job. Added to this, Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced her early departure from office, leaving the President with two new job announcements to make. It’s therefore no surprise that equity markets fell, and US treasuries rallied, as markets more than doubled their previous day’s bet on a September rate cut to 87.5%. Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis, joins the podcast today to provide insights into how the tariff news might impact Swiss investors as he discusses rates, the Swiss franc and Swiss equities.

  • (00:00) - Introduction: Helen Freer, Investment Writing
  • (00:31) - Markets wrap-up: Bernadette Anderko, Investment Writing
  • (06:58) - Technical Analysis update: Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis
  • (10:50) - Closing remarks: Helen Freer, Investment Writing

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