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 hitting 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 series 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 fallen to 3 , having been an average of 2 between 1996 and 2018 . Some analysts , however , have said Asian stocks still have 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 hitting sentiment . Academics from Northwestern , Stanford and Chicago universities have created a series 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 fallen to 3 , having been an average of 2 between 1996 and 2018 . Some analysts , however , have said Asian stocks still have a favourable scenario despite the uncertainties .