Investors flee U.S. assets but Chinese markets shrug off Trump’s 145% tariff as trade war begins

• Global stock markets were in a state of turmoil this morning With the valid of the huge customs duties on trade between the United States and China. The Chinese stock remained relatively, trading an apartment. But in the United States, investors at the S&P 500 continued to overcome both Yeserday trading and morning futures. It is chaotic in Japan and Europe as well.

The Chinese CSI 300 index increased by 0.4 % today, but this was the only good news in the global markets. As of 5:20 am Each time, the feelings of the fragile investor were spreading west. Euro Stoxx 50 decreased by 1.7 %, while S&P futures decreased by 0.4 %.

Goldman Sachs warned of another possible global shares in a memorandum to customers yesterday. “The possibility of further sale may exceed 35 % luckHe says.

The revenues of the US Treasury sometimes increased during trading hours in Asia, where investors abandoned traditional safe haven. This puts pressure on the Trump administration, which was previously martyred in the bond market, which is shaken on Wednesday’s decision to delay the definitions.

The US dollar index decreased by 1.4 %, as investors go to other currencies such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and the euro. Gold, another safe haven, also exceeded $ 3,200 an ounce.

“It is clear that there is an immigration of American assets. The market of falling bonds and bonds are never a good sign,” Kyle Rodda, chief analyst of financial markets in Capitalsk, told Reuters. “This goes beyond pricing in slowing growth and commercial certainty.”

This is a snapshot of the massacre, who luckThe CEO daily:

• S & P 500Another 3.5 % decreased yesterday and now decreased 10.4 % YTD.
• S & P 500 futures contractsThey were in red this morning, pre -opening bell.
• In contrast to that:China SSE compound0.45 % rose today and only 0.75 % YTD decreased.
• Treasury bondsThey behave like risk origins. This is not good, says former Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Samarz.
• Gold priceA safe haven for investors – a new record rises.
• VIX Fear IndexIt is still at its highest level since it struck Kovid in 2020.
• DollarWeak. It has lost 8.34 % of its YTD value against DXY, which is an index that tracks a basket of common currencies.
• Goldman SachsHe warned against withdrawing another possible global shares in a note to the customers yesterday. “The possibility of another sale was more than 35 %,” the note says.

On Friday, drops follow a sharp decrease in US stock markets on Thursday, as tariffs continued to influence investors despite Trump’s stop earlier this week. S&P 500 decreased by 3.5 %, which is the worst decrease in three years.

Investors are struggling with an escalating trade war and mixing between American policy, as the world’s largest economies raise their definitions to amazing high levels.

The United States now imposes a 145 % tariff on all imports from China, and it is the only country to obtain a “trump tariff”. Late Friday, Beijing responded to the latest tariffs in the American president, raising his own duties on US imports to 125 %, starting from April 12. Almost a trade of bilateral goods is almost likely to spend the world’s largest economists.

Despite Trump’s decision to stop the “mutual tariff”, American import duties are still at high levels historically, thanks to a 145 % tariff on Chinese imports, a 10 % flat tariff on all other imports, and 25 % tariffs such as cars, steel and aluminum.

Some Asian markets tracked the sharp decrease on Thursday in the American market. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index led to a decrease among the main Asia-Pacific markets, as it decreased by approximately 3 % on Friday. KOSPI also decreased from South Korea by 0.5 %, while the S&P/ASX 200 decreased in Australia by 0.8 %.

Japanese and Southern Korean manufacturers have deployed severe decreases on Friday, as Sony fell by 7.4 %, the largest global company Asia 500.

Other Asian markets were more optimistic, despite the escalating trade war.

The Hong Seng Index in Hong Kong increased by 1.1 %, which is its fourth consecutive day of gains with the city’s recovery from the market crash on Monday, the worst since 1997. EV shares rose sharply after a report from the German newspaper Handelsblatt China and Europe are in negotiations to reduce the European Union tariff for Chinese cars.

The Taiwan’s Taiex Index increased by 2.8 %, as manufacturers such as Foxconn and Quanta Computer have achieved more than 9 % in Friday trading.

Indian markets also rose, as 50 % rose by 1.8 % from 5:20 am. It is the first day in trading in the country since Trump announced the cessation of the customs tariff. (India exchange was closed on April 10)

It’s time for a deal?

Commercial partners in the United States are scrambling to negotiate commercial deals with the Trump administration and go to the sharp “mutual definitions”.

As of now, there are no signs that Chinese officials and Chinese officials will start negotiations to decrease tariff rates that now extend to triple numbers. Instead, Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to start a tour in Southeast Asia; European leaders in Beijing will also host in July, Post morning South China Reports.

At least both the United States and China suggest that they will not raise the definitions. Trump said, in comments on correspondents on Wednesday, that he could not impose a new tariff on China.

On Friday, Beijing said that he would not be divided into any other Trump threats, on the pretext that at this stage, it does not exceed the increase in customs tariffs. “If the United States raises more customs tariffs for Chinese exports, China will ignore such measures,” the country’s Finance Ministry said in a statement.

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com

2025-04-11 10:13:00