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03.04.2025 10:49 AM
Markets enter warpath

Donald Trump confidently speaks about America's return to its Golden Age. From his viewpoint, it's time for America to prosper, rather than other countries. However, why does the US president consistently announce his decisions during stock market closures? Investors have figured out that the White House leader has no intention of throwing a lifeline to the S&P 500, but it's painful for him to watch the broad stock index sink. Futures for the S&P 500 plunged 4% after the announcement of a 10% tariff on all US imports. I fear this is just the beginning.

The three-day rally of the S&P 500 ahead of America's Liberation Day reflected hopes that Donald Trump's new tariffs would not be as scary as many had feared. Investors also hope that the US president will leave room for negotiations to lift them. Eventually, the uncertainty will clear up, allowing stock bulls to buy during dips.

The dynamics and structure of US foreign trade

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The reality turned out to be much tougher. The universal 10% tariff on all US imports is just the beginning compared to tariffs on individual countries from Scott Bessent's "dirty fifteen" list. The European Union faces a 20% tariff, Japan 24%, and China 34%. If you add the latter number to the previously announced 20% tariff for 2025 and then add the existing tariffs from this year, it almost totals 70%. And how could these countries not retaliate?

The European Union intends to do the same if negotiations with the US fail. Japan is currently demanding the removal of tariffs. But who knows how long it will take for Japan to join the ranks of the world's power players? Unlike 2018-2019, Donald Trump will not just be fighting with Beijing. Defeating the rest of the world is no easy task.

For the S&P 500, this means that market sentiment remains obscure about further prospects of the US economy. The VIX fear index spiked above the critical 20 level, stock indices worldwide are falling into the abyss, and the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds is heading toward 4%. It's as if they want a recession or are calling for help from the Federal Reserve.

US Treasury yield dynamics

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Donald Trump's envisioned scenario of events is clearly stagflationary. It's no surprise that banks and companies, including Capital Economics, are raising inflation forecasts by an average of 2.5 percentage points while lowering GDP predictions. Such an environment is unfavorable for stocks. However, the resilience of the S&P 500 signals that the broad stock index is not fully accounting for the risks of a downturn in the US economy. If it does happen, the selloff will snowball.

Technically, the daily chart of the S&P 500 still suggests a chance of the Double Bottom reversal pattern materializing. However, if the broad stock index fails to hold above its fair value of 5,670 or return to it after an opening gap, it will provide grounds for selling toward 5,500 and 5,400. It makes sense to benefit from the increase after a gap to open short positions.

Marek Petkovich,
Analytical expert of InstaForex
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