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 .
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 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.