New Delhi, April 25 -- Financial analysis provided byExness' Michael Stark, Financial Content Leader, Stanislav Bernukhov, Senior Trading Content Specialist, and Antreas Themistokleous, Trading Content Strategist.

What every trader should know about shifting global markets.

The second quarter of 2025 begins under the shadow of sharp rotations in capital, increased political risk, and growing market segmentation. While US equities struggled in Q1, European stocks, gold, and the yen emerged as havens. Traders now face an increasingly complex global environment marked by softening US growth, surging European confidence, and persistent uncertainty over monetary policy direction.

Q1 was characterized by aggressive deleveraging in US markets...