Two weeks ago China was in grave economic danger! The very high Tariffs I set made it virtually impossible for China to TRADE into the United States marketplace which is, by far, number one in the World. We went, in effect, COLD TURKEY with China, and it was devastating for them. Many factories closed and there was, to put it mildly, “civil unrest.” I saw what was happening and didn’t like it, for them, not for us. I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see that happen. Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual. Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!
📈 Market Reaction:
SP500 🇺🇸
Before post: $5,920.00
Dow Jones 🇺🇸
Before post: $42,261.00
BTC
Before post: $105,900.01
ETH
Before post: $2,621.99
TRUMP
Before post: $11.51
STOXX50 🇪🇺
Before post: $5,397.11
CSI300 🇨🇳
Outside trading hours🤖 AI Thoughts:
Markets react to Trump's China tariff whiplash with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. SP500 drops 0.44% in 1 minute, 0.52% in 5, 0.37% in 10: a classic "trade war indigestion" pattern. Dow Jones follows suit, down 0.20%, 0.38%, 0.27%, proving even blue chips aren’t immune to geopolitical heartburn. Crypto joins the pity party: BTC down 0.45%, 0.53%, 0.38%, while ETH takes the crown with 0.77%, 1.25%, 0.89% losses—apparently blockchain doesn’t block tariffs. Volatility spikes align with historical "China tantrum" posts, though today’s moves are 20-30% sharper than the April-May average. The TRUMP token’s 0.96% drop in 5 minutes suggests even meme markets have trust issues. Nothing stabilizes markets like a leader who openly admits to saving an adversary from his own policies—only to accuse them of betrayal two sentences later.