Our co-founder Armina Rosenberg was recently featured on ABC's The Business, where she discussed the recent quarterly results of US tech giants in light of the US's latest tariffs, noting that Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been the worst presidential start to markets in 50 years.
US consumers may have failed to realise that most of the products on Amazon, for instance, are actually produced in China, Rosenberg said, and so will be impacted by the US's tariffs on China.
"Investors will use this quarterly earnings season as a bellwether of how tech stocks like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple - all of which are impacted by tariffs and the AI cycle - are likely to perform over the medium term," she said.
Minotaur Capital has a 13% allocation to AI in its portfolio, and as outlined by Rosenberg, is bullish on the longer-term prospects for AI stocks. Increased spend in AI-related infrastructure from the tech giants, as well as competition between players like OpenAI and Claude, strengthens this outlook.
She also noted that the Minotaur Global Opportunities Fund has an allocation towards European defence, which acts as a counterbalance to Minotaur's position in AI. This comes amid increased macro uncertainty, as European countries shift to allocate a higher proportion of their GDPs towards defence.
To watch the rest of the interview, click the link below.