Risk Appetite Returns: What It Means for the Market

With recent events including geopolitical instability and inflation concerns, risk appetite is at the forefront of our minds. What should institutional investors be doing to balance risk and opportunity in the coming months?

Last week’s (Wednesday 16th April) CPI (Consumer Price Index) revealed a decline in inflation to 2.6%, down from 2.8% in February, landing below the BoE’s forecast of 2.7%. Core CPI, which excludes energy and food, eased slightly to 3.4%, down from 3.5% the previous month.

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The recovery in risk sentiment is continuing as we approach a flurry of US data and earnings later this week. Gold (XAU) continues to trade around $3,300 (about $200 off the peak), and US equities have posted a five-day winning streak—the longest positive run since November.

Equity markets are up amid optimism that the Fed could cut rates sooner than anticipated. Bond yields also fell on similar policy easing bets.

Markets are reversing some of yesterday's late-day USD rally as they digest mixed signals from the Trump administration on plans for China tariffs.