Market Views: Two safe-haven assets to protect portfolios

Without doubt, the turbulence of 2022 is continuing well into 2023. As we approach the end of the first quarter, investors continue to fret about a range of challenges. With interest rates still marching upward as central banks struggle to contain inflation – partly and indirectly fueled by the ongoing war in Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions – the era of tightening liquidity has started to have ripple effects in financial markets and economies. The recent UBS takeover o…