Global stocks shake off reports of collapse in U.S. import trade

• The arrows look amazingly amazing. The S&P 500 was especially good for 5 days, and a height of 6.4 % by Friday. The US -US futures contracts were flat this morning, before the opening bell. Early trading in Europe and Japan was strong, as investors cleaned a set of reports that show significant declines in the American import trade.

Global stock markets seemed prosperous this morning before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange, despite a set of reports indicating that freight and shipping imports in the United States were significantly. Among them, Apollo Global Management has published a set of chip on the pretext that the decrease in imports will be sufficient to recession in the United States starting in the summer.

Here is the place where we stand this morning before the opening bell in New York:

• S & P 500 It was closed by 0.74 % on Friday, but the 6 % YTD decrease.
• Futures S&P contracts at a marginal decline in this morning, a pre -bell.
• Timing The shares increased by 9.8 % a day and was another 2.2 % increase this morning in post -sales circulation.
• China’s three main indexes – CSI 300, SSE and Hang Singh– This morning fell.
• Japan Nikki 225 It was 0.38 %.
• The momentum continued in Europe, where Stoxx Europe 600 It increased by 0.7 % in early trading.
• Separately, and Dedicated– The additional return that investors ask for the US government’s debts – at its highest level since 2014, which reflects the extent of the presence of nervous investors at the present time.

The markets seem to reflect relatively positive Q1 profits – however, no profit calls reflect this period after president Trump announced the “Liberation Day” tariff on April 2.

The impact of the declaration of customs tariffs on the ocean shipping was already dramatic, according to the chief economist in Apollo Toristin Sick. “Daily data for container traffic from China to the United States collapses … The result will be empty shelves in American stores within a few weeks and a COVID deficiency for consumers and companies that use Chinese products as intermediate commodities,” he wrote.

SLUNG also pointed out that the number of Americans who only perform minimal payments on their credit card debts has reached a record level exceeding the epidemic period.

Los Angeles Port expects that expatriates will be less than a third in May. Containers’ reservations are 45 % low, according to the introduction of the tracking service. “In the three weeks that have passed on the definitions, Ocean container reservations from China to the United States decreased by more than 60 % of the industry,” said Ryan Peterson, CEO of Flexport, a supply chain chain company, said in X recently.

Imports can decrease by 20 % in the second half of the year, and the National Union expects retail. The chief executive of Walmart, Target and Home Depot, President Trump, warned last week that the shortfall and prices are coming.

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com

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