- — The real tariff uncertainty starts now
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at 4/4/25 4:00amWhatever you make of the sweeping tariff plan U.S. President Donald Trump dropped on Wednesday, remember that the real uncertainty about the potential economic damage only starts now. Relief at getting some clarity on Wednesday was understandable. But we still have no hard evidence of just how these measures will directly affect corporate and household ...- — Trump tariffs set stage for wave of profit warnings
- at 4/4/25 4:00amU.S. businesses have talked a lot about tariffs in the past few months, but very few modeled for them in their earnings outlooks. With President Donald Trumps multi-front trade war now in full effect, investors and analysts expect a barrage of corporate profit warnings in the coming weeks that could jolt the stock market. Trumps ...
- — Tariffs: Europe’s worst economic nightmare just came true
- at 4/4/25 4:00amWednesdays tariff announcements by Donald Trump should be the final reminder for Europe that the Transatlantic relationship has changed for good. And this doesn’t only apply to security and defence policies. Since the US elections in November, its been clear that the intended US economic policies were a kind of modern version of beggar-thy-neighbor policies, ...
- — Optimal Fed response to tariffs? Ease policy
- at 4/4/25 4:00amFocus on the stag. Ride out the flation. That may be the Federal Reserves optimal plan for handling the new wave of tariffs coming from the Trump administration. With details of U.S. President Donald Trumps sweeping tariffs now emerging, all eyes will soon turn to the Feds and other central banks response to the presidents ...
- — Trade war will pull euro zone inflation in both directions, ECB VP says
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at 4/3/25 3:00pmEconomic uncertainty requires extreme prudence from the European Central Bank because added trade barriers could toggle inflation in both directions, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday. Geopolitical tensions could also lead to higher inflation owing to trade disruptions, rising commodity prices and energy costs, de Guindos said in a speech. At the ... - — Japan ‘disappointed’ in Trump tariffs, will support businesses
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday he was disappointed that his country did not win an exemption from President Donald Trumps new tariffs and promised measures to help domestic industry deal with the fallout. Japanese officials gave no indication on possible retaliation but questioned whether the tariffs were consistent with World Trade Organisation ...
- — Greek feta producers fret over exports after US tariffs
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmA small cooperative of 1,200 stock breeders producing feta, Greeces trademark white soft cheese, in the southern Peloponnese peninsula had one big target this year: a market foray in the United States. Back in 2019, the country managed to get feta exempted from U.S. tariffs imposed on European goods. But President Donald Trumps move on ...
- — Rates Spark: Trump’s bitter liberation
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmMarkets clearly not pleased and rates impact is complex Markets did not like the list of tariffs Trump presented yesterday, and the numbers appear worse than feared. The SP 500 futures are down more than 2% from Wednesdays open and the UST 10Y yield came down from 4.20% to just above 4%. European markets saw ...
- — US service sector growth nearly brakes in March
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmThe U.S. services sector slowed to a nine-month low in March, backing expectations that economic growth likely braked sharply in the first quarter amid uncertainty caused by import tariffs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Thursday that its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) dropped to 50.8 last month, the lowest reading since June ...
- — German services sector grows modestly in March, PMI shows
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmGermanys service sector maintained modest growth in March, extending its expansion streak to four months, though the pace slowed as new business continued to decline, SP Global reported on Thursday. The final HCOB Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the services sector fell to 50.9 in March from 51.1 in February, staying slightly above the 50.0 ...
- — Trump tariffs won’t derail fall in European inflation, ECB’s Villeroy says
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmThe U.S. administrations tariff hikes should not derail an ongoing decline in inflation in Europe, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday, adding that the fall boosted the case for a fresh interest rate cut. Euro zone inflation eased last month, in line with expectations, to 2.2%, zeroing in on the European Central ...
- — US labor market calm ahead of tariffs storm
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmThe number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability ahead of potential volatility from import tariffs. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 10% minimum tariff on most goods imported to the United States, sparking threats of retaliation and rattling global financial markets. Fitch Ratings ...
- — BofA clients haven’t been positioning for recession
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmBofA Securities equity and quant strategist Jill Carey Hall says that last week, with the SP 500 index SPX sliding around 1.5%, clients were net sellers (-$2.9 billion) for a second week in a row. As was the case the prior week, clients sold single stocks, while they snapped up ETFs. With this, institutional and ...
- — Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmPresident Donald Trumps move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an escalating trade war that threatens to shake up global alliances. The penalties announced on Wednesday unleashed turbulence across world markets and drew condemnation from other leaders facing ...
- — Tariffs on, risk off: credit set to leak
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmTariffs and technicals Spreads are widening further and are expected to experience increased volatility due to the announced tariffs. The risk-off sentiment is likely to persist, leading to a slowdown in primary market activity during the upcoming volatile sessions. Within the credit space, many corporates and sectors will feel the pinch, looking more at the ...
- — ‘Beautiful’ tariffs risk turning the growth outlook ugly
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmAverage tariff rate appears higher than expected Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for tariffs is well known. He describes them as “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” He sees them as a tool for achieving multiple objectives: a way of raising tax revenue, a way to incentivise reshoring of manufacturing to the US, and a diplomatic ...
- — UK pins hopes on US trade talks after Trump tariff blitz
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmBritain said it believed a trade deal with the United States was close as it sought to soften the impact of U.S. President Donald Trumps sweeping tariffs which threaten an escalating global trade war that would hurt its open economy. Britain was spared the most punitive treatment in Trumps tariff announcement on Wednesday when it ...
- — Trump’s tariffs to lift companies’ costs and hurt exports
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmBusinesses around the globe on Thursday faced up to a future of higher prices, trade turmoil and reduced access to the worlds largest market after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed their worst fears by instituting broad tariffs worldwide. Trump ramped up his trade war with tariff rates from 10% to nearly 50%. He says the ...
- — Trump tariffs endanger global economic stability, ECB officials say
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmU.S. President Donald Trumps decision to impose a raft of tariffs on key trade partner endangers global financial stability, will weigh on growth and increase volatility in inflation, key ECB policymakers said on Thursday. Among the closes U.S. allies, the EU was targeted with a 20% tariff, Japan with 24%, South Korea with 25% and ...
- — Japan, South Korea pivot to negotiating lower US tariffs
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmBoth Japan and South Korea will actively seek to reduce President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs of 24% and 25%, respectively. The largest US exports for both countries is automobiles, which were already hit with a 25% tariff. As such, the marginal impact of these new tariffs, over all, is likely to be smaller than for autos. ...
- — China urges US to correct ‘wrongdoing’ over reciprocal tariffs
- at 4/3/25 3:00pmChinas foreign ministry on Thursday urged the United States to correct its wrongdoing after it announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, including additional 34% levies on Chinese imports. The U.S. imposition of additional tariffs on China and other countries severely violated WTO rules, and harmed rule-based international trading regime, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told ...
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