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US equity markets crashed on Friday, to close out a week dominated by turbulent trade and tariff warnings. The US announced a further blanket 25% tariff on all Non-US Automakers, which comes into effect the same day as the worldwide ‘reciprocal tariffs’, April the 2nd.
Read more →=Markets were again ruffled by tariffs, as Trump announced a ‘carte blanche’ Auto-Tariff of 25%, effective 2nd of April. This is in line with the introduction of the across-the-board ’reciprocal tariffs’, due for commencement the very same day.
Read more →The UK budget settled markets, if only because it was not as bad as it could have been, cutting welfare spending and increasing defence spending. The deficit spending remains enormous, but in line with expectations, so the bond market gave the budget a C-.
Read more →Markets were static overnight, awaiting key economic data releases and further developments on the global trade front. The Richmond Fed Manufacturers Index was negative, as was a reading of consumer confidence, but markets await key information on economic growth and inflation.
Read more →The looming reciprocal tariffs from the US are scheduled to start on April 2 and now Trump has hinted at some flexibility on the introduction. Trump has hinted, that some goods and services and perhaps particular countries, may be exempt. This was enough to boost market confidence and US equities.
Read more →Markets closed out another tumultuous week flat on Friday, notably watching the US Dollar rally. Markets have been hit hard by the prospects of a global tariff war and the impact this will have on National economies.
Read more →The Fed led other Central Banks into a hold mode on interest rates. The Central Banks appear to be co-ordinating their monetary policy, with a couple of exceptions.
Read more →Markets await the Federal Reserve’s latest decision, expected to leave rates unchanged and provide some nervous commentary. Chairman Powell is likely to comment on the unsettled state of markets, due to the rising global tariff war, created by the Trump administration.
Read more →US equity markets turned negative overnight, still awash with fears over the growing global tariff war and awaiting important Central Bank Interest Rate Decisions (IRD’s).
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