Financial Vigilance: How Presidential Tariffs Cast Shadows on the Market’s Promise

Alas, the market’s march is not without its clouds. Midterm elections, those periodic upheavals lacking any clear moral purpose, tend to usher in halts; the S&P, rather like a nervous debutante, historically suffers an average intrayear dip of 18 per cent. Meanwhile, according to the Federal Reserve, equity valuations teeter near the uppermost extremities of their historic range, as if the market itself recognizes the perils of excessive optimism.

