ABC Feeds<p>Why the market meltdowns may have been a trial run<br>By Ian Verrender</p><p>While the past few days has seen calmness return to markets, many of the financial world's best minds fear further falls — and warn we're nowhere near the end, unless America backs away from its current policy. One analyst warns we're witnessing something not seen since the Great Depression.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/financial-markets-insiders-warn-tariff-volatility-further-falls/105183014" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/fin</span><span class="invisible">ancial-markets-insiders-warn-tariff-volatility-further-falls/105183014</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recession</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Currency</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IanVerrender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IanVerrender</span></a></p>