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Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has weighed in on the escalating tariff tensions, urging the US to strike a trade agreement with China and shift focus toward fiscal consolidation, according to reports.

Hedge funds including Citadel, Balayasny, and Qube, are accelerating their push to add Asian power market traders lured by surging volatility and structural opportunities in deregulated electricity systems across Japan and Australia, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The US Treasury market – long viewed as the global bedrock of financial safety – is flashing red as hedge funds dump positions en masse, triggering sharp selloffs and prompting fears of a broader liquidity crunch, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Prominent hedge fund figures, including Pershing Square Founder and long-time Donald Trump supporter Bill Ackman, have come out forcefully against the President’s sweeping new tariffs, warning that the looming trade regime risks inflicting significant damage on financial markets and the US economy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds have been hit with the steepest margin calls since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, as last week’s tariff-fueled sell-off sparked a wave of forced deleveraging across the industry, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from prime brokerage sources including Morgan Stanley.

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Hedge funds are dialling down risk and pulling back from aggressive positioning as the shock of sweeping new US tariffs ripples through global markets, leaving even seasoned managers questioning whether it’s time to sit on the sidelines, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A sharp global equity sell-off triggered by the Trump administration’s latest tariff announcement has dealt a heavy blow to equity long-short hedge funds, wiping out their gains for the year in a single session, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds moved swiftly to offload stocks and reduce leveraged positions across Asian markets last week, positioning defensively ahead of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement on 2 April, according to a report by Reuters citing data from Morgan Stanley.

Brevan Howard Asset Management is revamping its fee structure to incentivise longer capital commitments from investors in its flagship hedge fund, as the firm navigates its most challenging start to a year in over two decades, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds have scaled back risk exposure and reallocated capital in anticipation of US President Donald Trump’s expected tariff announcement on 2 April, according to a report by Reuters citing data from the prime brokerage division at Goldman Sachs.

Multi-strategy hedge fund Verition Fund Management has parted ways with at least four investment professionals across its global offices in recent weeks, as part of a broader effort to refine its trading teams, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, saw its assets under management (AUM) decline by 18.1% in 2024, falling to $92.1bn, according to a recent regulatory filing, as the firm deliberately reduced the size of its flagship fund, according to a report by Reuters.