Factory reset

Picking through a murky market outlook for the rest of 2025

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

Issue of the week: the US/UK trade accord ...

Vietnamese stocks have rallied to a three-year high after the country became the first in Asia to secure a trade deal with America following the announcement of “liberation day” tariffs in April. US p

“Pick a side,” says The Economist. While the US and China have smoothed over their own trade spat, US strategy has pivoted to pressuring “unfortunate third countries” to do the dirty work of isolating

“We’re gonna have growth like we’ve never seen before,” says Donald Trump. Growth! Growth! Growth! More jobs! More income! Abundance! Joy, from coast to coast! We know we’re on the road to joy when we