As global markets reeled from the shockwaves of President Trump’s sweeping new tariff policy investors have found themselves navigating through a redefined landscape of volatility, inflation expectations, and cross-border frictions. Yet amid the tremors, certain systematic signals have not just stood their ground—they’ve performed.
The Trump tariffs, with some countries like Vietnam and China facing duties exceeding 30%, marked a dramatic return to protectionist rhetoric. In just one week, markets responded with notable pessimism.
Premialab Pure Factors®—created using bank-implemented, multi-asset rules-based strategies – give us a view of how systematic risk factors respond to markets changes, persistent characteristics across asset classes. First we analyse all Pure Factors, followed by an analysis of three broad groups – Defensive Strategies, Equity Factor Strategies and Carry Strategies.
