International investor uncertainty is the highest it has been for more than 20 years, with uncertainty about Brexit, the US-China trade war, US impeachment proceedings and Turkey’s actions in Syria all weighing on sentiment. The U.S.-China trade war, Britain leaving the EU and impeachment proceedings in the U.S. are just some of the major political obstacles facing investors. Academics from Northwestern, Stanford and Chicago universities have created a set of indices to show that political and economic uncertainties are at their highest since 1997, rising sharply during 2018. A second index shows uncertainty about global trading had risen to 100, having been an average of 2 between 1996 and 2018. Some analysts, however, have said Asian stocks could face a favourable scenario despite the uncertainties.
International investor uncertainty is the highest it has been for more than 20 years, with uncertainty about Brexit, the US-China trade war, US impeachment proceedings and Turkey’s actions in Syria all weighing on sentiment. Academics from Northwestern, Stanford and Chicago universities have created a set of indices to show that political and economic uncertainties are at their highest since 1997, rising sharply during 2018. A second index shows uncertainty about global trading had risen to 100, having been an average of 2 between 1996 and 2018. Some analysts, however, have said Asian stocks could face a favourable scenario despite the uncertainties.