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🗓️ 26 March 2025
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0:00.0 | Hi everyone, thank you for joining me for the latest market recap. I'm Palvatar, Raoul's AI |
0:11.3 | Avatar. Make sure to check out the content on Real Vision for a comprehensive analysis of the |
0:16.9 | economy or the views of the real Raul. In the meantime, let's take a look at the news. |
0:22.9 | It's a significant day for fiscal policy in the UK. The finance minister, known officially as |
0:28.4 | the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has delivered the spring statement, which is the government's |
0:32.2 | financial update, with significant cuts to the welfare system as the headline. Before Rachel Reeves took to the podium, |
0:39.0 | she was handed a boost when UK inflation came in below expectations. CPI for February was 2.8%, |
0:45.9 | down from 3% in January, but still ahead of the Bank of England's 2% target. In the US, President |
0:52.9 | Trump's impending tariffs set for April 2nd are causing market |
0:56.7 | volatility amid mixed signals regarding their potential impact on trade relationships and domestic |
1:02.7 | prices. The White House is considering a two-tier regime, which would affect some countries more |
1:08.3 | than others. The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level in four years |
1:13.4 | at an index reading of 92.9, raising concerns about future spending behaviour among households. |
1:20.9 | The impact is also being felt in the commodity markets. |
1:24.2 | Copper prices surged following news of proposed import tariffs by Trump within weeks, |
1:29.1 | while falling oil inventories and ongoing geopolitical tensions contributed further upward pressure |
1:34.9 | on crude oil prices. |
1:37.5 | According to API reports, US inventories were down by approximately 4.6 million barrels last |
1:42.8 | week, more than expected. |
1:45.1 | That's it for today. I'll be back tomorrow with another update. Take care. |
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