The recent agreement between the US and China to substantially reduce tariffs for 90 days, following on a trade deal between the US and UK, resulted in a sense of relief among market participants and significant gains. As of May 2025, the broad Russell 3000 index of US stocks is up 0.3% year-to-date (having recouped its earlier losses), and the broad MSCI All-Country World ex-US Index is up 11.6%…

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