07.21.2025
As macro events continue to drive volumes and market volatility, a major focus for equities trading desks will be the upcoming tariff deadline on August 1. While markets have been trading at all-time highs, Stuart Lawrence, head of equities at UBS Asset Management, warns of a potential market pullback in September as tariffs take effect and looks at whether the market’s “irrational optimism” could collide with the hard economic data.
Looking back, Lawrence also unpacks how trade concentration patterns in Europe have evolved before and after Trump’s initial tariff announcements in April. Globally, he analyzes activity, volumes, and volatility measures over the last six months.