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Some early thoughts on financial markets given the Ukrainian conflict
2022 has not been without incident. So far, we’ve experienced; rising rates, breakaway inflation in the United States, and now what has been described by Boris Johnson as the most serious ground war in Europe since 1945 when Russia Invaded Ukraine on Thursday the 24th of February.
Firstly, our thoughts and prayers go to those impacted by conflict.
In summary, we do not see this conflict changing our constructive perspective on equity markets, particularly those outside the US. Portfolio managers will however need to consider their positioning, as volatility looks set to continue, creating significant disparities in performance across stocks, funds and ETFs.
We outline key impacts investors will need to consider when re-evaluating their portfolios.
The escalation in Ukraine tensions – implications for investors
Ukraine tensions have escalated with Russia ordering troops into Ukraine regions already occupied by Russian separatists.
Share markets are at high risk of more downside on fear of further escalation and uncertainty about sanctions/gas supply to Europe.
The history of crisis events shows a short term hit to markets followed by a rebound over 3 to 12 months.
Given the difficulty in timing market reactions to geopolitical developments the best approach for most investors is to stick to an appropriate long term investment strategy.
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