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April was challenging for U.S. markets, as major indices declined for the third consecutive month due to U.S. tariff uncertainty and recession concerns.

In the final month of Q1, the market declined due to heightened tariff concerns and economic uncertainty with single digit price declines in the major U.S. benchmarks versus gains in global markets.

The Trump administration’s inconsistent tariff policies with major trade partners like Mexico, Canada, and China dampened investor optimism and consumer sentiment in February.

U.S. equities gained in January, supported by positive market breadth.

Albeit a small gain in mostly interest rate agnostic U.S. large-cap growth stocks, stocks broadly declined in December as the U.S. Central Bank gave investors a “hawkish cut” of 0.25% in the fed funds rate to 4.50%.