Global investors admit to flying blind in markets roiled by erratic U.S. trade rhetoric and chaotic economic forecasting, stressing that placing long-term bets was harder now than at any time since the 2020 COVID-19 crisis.

In the first quarter, the Emerging Markets Equity Retirement Portfolio rose in absolute terms and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The Dow industrials slide, and the 30-year Treasury yield surges above 5%, its highest since 2023.

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Markets came under pressure Monday as investors dumped stocks, U.S. bonds and the dollar — an unsettling trifecta — after the United States lost its triple-A bond rating Friday.

Stocks slid, the dollar slipped and bond yields jumped in early trading on Monday but recovered by the afternoon.

This week, earnings from Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Target are scheduled, along with data on new and existing home sales and remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

Cathie Wood sees a potential turning point for stock markets following the volatility sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements in April.

From ho-hum debt auctions to plunging long-term bond prices, investors are sending a clear message to governments that in the current climate of uncertainty they need to pay more to borrow for decades ahead.