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Trump signed an order to implement reciprocal tariffs, which may take effect on April 2.
① Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday, proposing the implementation of reciprocal tariffs; ② Nominee for U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Rutnick, predicted on Thursday that the new tariffs would take effect on April 2.
U.S. stock market close: PPI boosts market sentiment, three major Indexes all rise, with the Nasdaq up 1.5%.
① The S&P 500 Index rose by 1%, while the Nasdaq increased by 1.5%; ② Large Technology stocks all rose, with NVIDIA up over 3%; ③ Chinese concept stocks varied, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index up by 1.20%; ④ Apple is reportedly continuing to work with Baidu to develop AI features for iPhone users in China in order to diversify risks.
Goldman Sachs executives: This is my last email this quarter expressing a Call for US stocks.
Scott Rubner, a strategist at Goldman Sachs and Managing Director of Global Markets, stated that the USA stock market is about to face a wave of bearish attacks. The current market is becoming increasingly crowded, and the motivation to Buy the dip is weakening, nearing negative seasonal factors. Rubner suggests paying attention to some tactical Put trade strategies.
Worried about the roller coaster of the US stock market, Wall Street is scrambling to hedge tail risks.
As the uncertainty of Trump's policies spreads, both retail investors and Institutions are scrambling to buy Options to guard against the surge in stock market volatility...
"The shadow of Trump" looms over the Global Q4 Earnings Reports season with the high-frequency term: tariffs!
① The impact of Trump's tariff policy is significant, becoming a hot topic in the Global Earnings Reports season for Q4, mentioned by 50% of S&P 500 constituents; ② Goldman Sachs predicts that a 5 percentage point increase in tariffs could lead to a 1%-2% decline in earnings per share for the S&P 500 Index; ③ European companies are also affected, with Siemens Energy, Ahold Delhaize Group, and others expecting tariffs to result in price increases.
Trump once again calls for interest rate cuts, attributing the January CPI, which exceeded expectations, to "Biden inflation", but the market does not accept this.
On Wednesday Eastern Time, Trump stated that interest rates should be lowered. Subsequently, the USA released the unexpectedly high CPI data for January. Trump posted again, criticizing this inflation report as 'Biden inflation.' Analysts indicate that Trump's move aims to avoid potential political dangers at the beginning of his second term. The CPI data for January includes 12 days during Trump's presidency.