Tuesday News Recap: Tax Cut Proposal, Chinaβs Stance, Russia-Ukraine Deal, and Iranβs Nuclear Talk ααααΎααΆααααααααααα αααααΈααΆαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααα Donald Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΈααΆαααΆααααααααααα (Tax) αααααΆαααα»αααααααααααααΆααα αααΌαααΆαααααα 200,000 αα»ααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααααΎαααααα’αΆαα (Tariff)ααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαα·αααααααα ααΌαααΆααααααΆαα αααΆαα αααα ααΎααΆαααΆαααααααααααα αΆααααααΈαααααααααααααα αααααΆααααααΆ αααααααααα αΆααααααΈαα ααααΆαααααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα αααα αΆαα αααααα·αααΎααααααΆααααα’αΆα ααΆαα±αααΆααααααΌαααΆαα ααΆααααααα α’ααααααααΆαα αααΌαααΆααα αααααααΆαα αααΎαα αααΆαααααΆααα αααΌααααααα½αααααΎαααα·αα αΆαααΆα αααΆααΆαααααααααααααΌααααα ααΌα ααααααΆαααα‘αΎαααααα’αΆαααα ααΎααααααααααα ααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααα αααΆαααΆααααααααα αααααΊαααα·ααα ααααααα αααααΉαααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααα α»αααααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα»αααααΆααααα·ααααααααα»ααααα»αα αΌαααα ααααααα α·α αααααααααααΈααααΆααααα»ααααα αΆααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·α ααΆαα αα αΆαααααα½ααααα αααα·αααΆαααααα αα α¬ααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΌαα’αααΈααααααααααα ααΆααααααα αααααααααααΈααΆααααααα α·α ααα Wang Yi ααΆααααααααααααααΎααΆααααααΉαα₯αααα·αα BRICS ααΆαα½ααα»αααααΈ αααα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα·αααααααααΆααααααααΆααα‘αΎααβ αααααααΆαααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»αααααα αααααΌααΈααααααα»αααααΈααΆααααααΆααααααααΆααααααααα’αΆαααααααααΆααααααααααααααΆαααα§αααΆ ααα»ααααααααα·ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΈααΆααααα»αααααααα Trump αααααΆαααααααααΆααααΆα’α α·αααααααααααΆααα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»ααααααα ααΆαααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα’αα»αααααα ααΆαααααα αααααα ααααΏααααα±ααααΆαααΆααααΆααααα’αΆα ααααΎαα ααΆαα αα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆα’αααΈαα»αααααα’ααα ααα Ron Dermer ααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆαααααααααΆαααΏααΆααααΎαααααα αααΉαααΆαααααααα Trump αα ααΎααΆααααααΆααααΉααα·α αα ααααααααααα»αααααα’αααα’α»αΈααααααααα·αααα’ αααα’α»αΈααααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΆααα·α αα α αα αΆαα»αααααα’ααααα ααΈαααα»ααααΌααα ααααααΈ 2 ααα§αααΆααΆαα½αααΆααΆαα α’ααααααα αα·αα’αΆααααΊααααα ααααααΆααααααααααα JOLTs Job Openings ααΉααααααααΌαααΌαααααααΆααααααααααα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααααααααΆαααααα’α·αα’αααΈα ααα½αααΆαααΆα ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·ααααααααααααΆααΎαα |English Version| Tax cut proposal Despite Trumpβs tax cut announcement for individuals earning under $200,000 through tariff revenue on Sunday, he also repeatedly ruled out the millionaireβs tax. Yet, the problem lingers in the potential consumption deficit. Most low- to medium-income earners mainly spend their income on necessary goods rather than taxes, so raising the tariffs will only result in higher costs and will continue to burden purchasing power. This will lead to degrowth in response unless domestic production comes in. China While the market awaits the trade progress between the US and China, no recent US-China talks have occurred yet. In fact, Chinaβs Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized strengthening BRICS influence with Russia, which could potentially challenge the U.S. dollarβs dominance and further intensify the trade tension. Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Russiaβs Putin declared a temporary ceasefire for the May holidays, and the White House reports Trumpβs push for a permanent Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Both the US and Ukraine are eager to end this as soon as possible. Nuclear Talk Israelβs Ron Dermer expressed confidence in Trumpβs firm stance against a weak Iran nuclear deal, with Iran proposing nuclear talks in Rome on May 2 with France, Britain, and Germany. Looking Forward: JOLTs Job Openings will offer labor market conditions in the United States, which also detail the number of job openings, separations, and hiring activities.
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα ααα·αααααΉαααααααΈ 26 ααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025Β Β αααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααααααΊααΆααΆαααααααααααααααΈααααααΆα αααααΈααΈααααααα·α αα ααααΆαααααΌα ααΆαα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααα’αΊαααΌ αα·ααααα»α αααααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαα½αααααΌααΆαα·ααααααααααααααα αα·ααααααααααα½ααααααααΆαααΆααΎαα ααΆαααα·αααα αααΆαααΆααααααααΊααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααα·ααααααΆαααΎααααα»α ααΌα ααααααΌααααααΆααααα»αααΆαα αΆαααα»αααΆααααΌααααΆααα·αα·αααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααααα»αααΉααααααααααα½ααααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα α ααΆααααααα ααΊα αΆααααααΎααα ααααααααΆαααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆαααααααα α·α αα·αα’αΆαααα·α ααααααΆααααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααααα Trump ααΎαααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Jerome Powell ααΎααΆααα·ααααααΌααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα αααα αΆααΆααααΈααααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΈααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααΆα α αΎαααΆααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαα‘αΎαααααααα αΌααα ααα $3,500 αααα»ααα½αα’αααα ααααααΈ 22 ααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025α ααα»αααααααααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααΉα $3,281.60αα·α αα ααααααΈ 23 ααααααΆ αα ααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαααΆαααααααα ααΆαααααααααα Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ ααΌααααααΉαα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααΎαααα·αααααααααααα α·α ααααααααααααΆαααααΆαααα ααααΎαααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααα ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααααΆααα α»αα ααΆαα½αααΉαααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααΈααααα»ααααααΆα αααα ααΎαα’αΆα ααααααααΆααΈααααΆαααααΈααααααααΌαααΆααααα»αααααααααααααα½αααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αααααΊααΆαααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΌααααααααααα’αΆααααααααααααΈααααΆα αα·αααΆααααααααα½ααααααααΆαααΆααΎαα ααΌα αααα ααααα·αααΎααΆααααααΆααΆαα½αααααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·α αααααΆααΉαααααααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααααΆααα α»αα αααα»ααααα·α ααααα·αααΎβααΆαβααΆαααΉαβααΆαβαααα»αβα‘αΎαβααααβααα αααβαααβααα Trump ααΆαβα’αααΆα βααααΆαβααα ααβαααα»αβααΆαβαααα α»αβα’ααααΆβααΆαβααααΆαα αααβααΆβααβααΉαβαααα»αβα±ααβααΆαβα‘αΎαβαααβααααα·αβααααΌαβαα·αβαααα αα αΌαααααααααααα ααΎαααααΆαα§ααααα CME FEDWatch ααΈααααΆααα ααααΏααΆααααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αΌαααααααα·αα»ααΆ ααααΆα 2025α α’αααΈααααα½αααΆαααΆαα ααΎαααΈααα ααΈααααΆαααααΉαααΆαααΆααα ααΎαα·ααααααααΈααααΆααααα»ααααααΆα αααα αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααααααα½αααααΆαααααα»αααΈααααΆαααααααα αααααα’αΊαααΌ αααααΆααααΈααΆαααα’αΆααααααα 90 αααααααα Trump α αααααααα 20% αα½α αα ααΎααα·αααΆααααΎαααΆααα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα½αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα αΌαααααααααααα‘αΎαα ααα»αααα ααΌα ααα Moody’s ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα ααααααα·α αα αααααα’αΊαααΌαα ααααααααα»αααΉαα αΆαα·ααααααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α ααΆαα½αααΉαααααααα·αααααααΆααα α»αααΈαα ααΈααααααΌα ααΆ α’αΆα‘αΊαααα ααΆααΆαα α’α»αΈααΆααΈ αα·αα’ααααααΆα ααααααα αΆαααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»ααα αααα·αααα’αααααΎα ααΆαα·ααααα αααα»ααα·αααααα·ααααα αα·αααααΆαααα αααααααααααΌαααΆαααααααα ααααααααααα ααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααααα ααΌα αααα ααΈααααΆαααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααΆαααα α»αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααα αααα»αααααααΆ ααΎααααΈαααα»αααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααααΈααΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΆααααααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαααα αΆααααααααααα αααααααααα»α αααααΈααΆαα·αααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΌαα αααΎααααααΆααααααααα·α αα αααααααααααααα»ααααα»ααααααΆα ααααααααα αααααααααααα»ααα αααααααααΉαα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααΆααααΆααααααααααΆαααααΈαααα αΆααααααααααααα Trump ααΆαα·ααααα αααα»ααα·ααααααααα αα·αααΆαααΆαα αααααααααα½α αααα’αΆα ααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α ααΆααααααα IMF ααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆααααααααΎααααααααααααααα»αααΈ 1.1% αα 0.6% α αααααΊαααααΆααααααααααααα»αααΊααΉαααα’ααααΎααΆαααΆαα αααα α α·α αααααΆααααΌαααααΆααααΈαα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααΌα ααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααααΆααααΆα Trump αα·αα α·αααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααααΈααααΆααααααααααααααα»ααααααα ααΌα ααααα αΎα ααΈααααΆαααΉαααΆαααΆααα ααΎααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»α αααααααΎα‘αΎααα αααααΆα αααααααααααΆααααααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα α’αααΈαααααααΆααααΊαααα·ααα ααΎαα»αααααααΆ αα·αααα ααααΈαααααααΆααααααααα½ααα αααα’αΆα αααααααΌαααααααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααααααα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ April 26, 2024 Below is the two-week summary on the major economies such as the United States, the Eurozone, and Japan, which is mainly based on the economic indicators, critical events related to President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with other trading partners, and gold price movements. Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. The United States The US economy experienced significant volatility due to the escalation of the trade war and policy uncertainty. The period began with rising US-China trade tensions and Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for refusing to lower the rate. These attacks fueled market anxiety and sparked gold prices to a record high of $3,500 per ounce on April 22, 2025, before pulling back slightly to $3,281.60 on April 23 as tariff de-escalation hopes grew. In fact, Trump softened his stance toward both Chinaβs trade conflict and Powell, citing on lowering of tariffs on Chinaβs goods while backing off his threat to fire FED Chair Powell. With these two main events this week, we could assume that the recent market was marked by trade-driven factors that fueled market swings, consumer sentiment, and gold price volatility. Therefore, any signals of potential US-China trade easing would continue to temper the gold prices amid persistent uncertainty. One thing to remember is that if tension sparked once again while Trump has the power to threaten to lower the interest rate, then this would also push the gold back to its peak. As of now, as per the CME FEDWatch tool, the market is still priced in for a rate hold until June 2025. Looking forward: The US employment report this week will also cause huge volatility and offer further insights about the labor market conditions. The Eurozone After Trumpβs 90-day suspension of 20% tariffs, no agreement materialized until today. Yet, as Moody’s has flagged, the Eurozone economy is still facing the risk of recession. With a downgraded outlook from major unions such as Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, this suggests that the EU is still experiencing stagnation, particularly in the manufacturing and services sectors, while external demand remains weak amid tariff tensions. Therefore, the market anticipates further easing in April to boost growth, although inflation and supply chain disruption could be challenges. Japan Although not much changes for Japanβs economy this week, Japan is still facing stagnation risk from Trumpβs tariffs, particularly in its auto and export sectors, which could potentially cut the growth forecast. In fact, the IMF cut Japanβs growth forecast from 1.1% to 0.6%. This is a result of Japanβs dependent market in China after its first trading partner, the US, so changes between Trump and China could also affect Japanβs market. Therefore, all eyes are on the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision, which takes place this week with an unchanged rate. But the important part falls on the speeches and statements that could dictate further economic insights.
Trumpβs Economic Optimism Meets Federal Reserve Caution αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαααα½αααααΆααααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααααΆααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆα “αααα αΆαααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌα” ααα»αααααα ααααΆααα»αα·αααα·αα·ααα ααααααΆααααααααααααα½αααα ααΎαααΈααα ααααα·ααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆ βααααβα’αΆαααα·αβααΎβααααααβα α·αβααΆαβααΎαβαααβ 145%α ααα Trump αααααα»ααααα»αα±ααααΆααααα ααααΆααααααααααα αα·αααΆαααα‘αΎαααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆαααααααα»α(Debt Ceiling)αααααα αα αααα»αααα αα½αααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααα αΌααα ααα 5.3 ααααΈααΆααα»ααααΆααααα»ααααααααααααααΆα αα·ααααααΎαααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆαααααααα»α(Debt Ceiling)α ααα½α 5 ααααΈααΆααα»ααααΆα αααα’αΆα ααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαα ααα½α 4 ααΆααααΆααα»ααααΆαα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααααΈααΆα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΆαααΆααα»αααααα αααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααΈααααα·αααΆαααααααααααααααααααααα’αααΈαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆ ααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα αΆαα·αααα’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααααααα·αααααΎαααΊα ααααα·αααΎααααααα’αΆα ααΉαα‘αΎαααααΆααααΎαααΈααΆαααααΉααα»αα α αΎαααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααααα»αααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα ααααΆαααα αααααΎαααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΈ Susan Collins α |English Version| President Donald Trump President Donald Trump acknowledged that his tariff policies might lead to some βtransition challengesβ but remained optimistic about their success. This follows the White Houseβs announcement that U.S. tariffs on China have increased to 145%. Trump is also pushing for a major tax cut package and a debt ceiling hike. The proposed budget includes up to $5.3 trillion in tax reductions over ten years and raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion in exchange for $4 billion in spending cuts. Federal Reserve Despite having a lower inflation reading, several Federal Reserve members from last night further emphasized the inflation problem while addressing that the risk of a higher unemployment rate and slower growth would come if the tariff overshoots the expected. And that could lead to a delay in rate cuts this year, as per Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins.
125% tariff on China, 10% or 90 Days pause for the Rest: Markets Cheer Now, Brace for Later ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΈααααα·α βαα βαααβαααβαααβαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααα’αΆαβααΆαβααβααααβααΎβααααααβααΆααΆβααΎαβαααβααβααααααβα α·αα ααα Trump ααΆαααα‘αΎαααααααααααααααα α·αααα 125% αα·ααααααααααααααααΉα 10% αααααΆαααααααααααααΆααααααααααΆααα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆααααΈαααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆαααααΆααα α ααααβααααααβαααβαα·αααΆαααααααΎα’αΆαααα·α αααΒ Trump ααΆαααα’αΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααβαααααα 90 αααααΒ ααα ααααΈαααααααΆααααα½ααααααΆαααααΎα±αααααααααΆαα αα»αααΆα αααΎαααΎαα‘αΎα ααααααααααααααααΆα (Fear index) ααΆαααααΆααα α»α ααααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααα α»αααααα·α αααααααΈααΆααααααΆαα ααααα»ααααααααα»ααααααΆααααΆ ααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααα α»α – αααΆαα αα ααΆαααααααΆαααααααα 90 αααααααααΆααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααααΆα αααααΆααααα‘αΎαααααααα $3,117 αααα»ααα½αα’ααααααΆαααααααΆααααΆ ααΈααααΆααα ααααΆααααα»αα α·αααααααααααααΆααααΆααα·αα·αααααΎαααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαααΌα ααΆααΆα αααααΊαααααΆαα Hedge α ααααααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααααα»ααααααααααα ααΌα ααααα ααΆααααα αα»αααααααΆααΆααα·αααααΆααααααΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»α ααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·α αα·ααααααααααΆ! αααα·ααααααααα»α β αααα»αααΏααΆα ααααΆααααααα Trump ααΊααααΎααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααααΎααααΈαααααΆααααααααΆαα αα»αααΆαα·ααααα ααΎαααα»αα αα»ααααααΉαααα’ααααΎααΆαααΆαα αΌαααααα»ααΆαα»ααΎα αααααΊαααααΆααααααααααΉαααΎαα·αααααα·ααααααα α’αΆαααα·αα αααααααΆα ααα»αααα½ααααααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααΈααΎααα»αααΆαα·αααΆαααΆααα ααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα αααααα’αΆα ααΆαα·ααΈαα½αααααααααααααΆααααααα±αα FED ααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα½αααΉαα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα·α αα ααΈααααααααα»αααΆααα’ααα αα·αααααααααααΆαα αααααααααααααααααα·αααααΎααααΆαααααααΆαα ααααααΆααα αααααα ααΊααΆαα·ααααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααΆα αααα αααααΉααααααααΌαααΆααααααΉααααααααααααΆααΎαααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααα½ααααΆαααΌα ααααα αα ααααααααααααααΆααα½αα ααα½ααααα Trump ααΆαα αΌαααΆααααΆαα |English Version| A piece of positive news for the stock market last night came when President Trump paused big tariffs on countries except for China. Trump raised China’s tariff to 125% and lowered reciprocal tariffs to 10%; both are effective immediately. As for non-retaliating countries, they will be authorized with a 90-day pause.Β Given how the strong statement has already accelerated the stock prices positively, the Fear Index dropped while putting some downward pressure on the GOLD price for a short period. This reflects how the market became more certain, at least for the next 90 days.Β The dip and then surge in gold prices to $3,117 per ounce as we speak, also interpreted as a growing confidence in the safe-haven assets followed by a rebound as longer-term uncertainties remain. So here is the catch: All are positive for the stock market, the US economy, and everyone! My thought β I believe Trumpβs intention was to use an aggressive tariff to pull some cold water on the stock market, with the purpose of forcing some reliant exported-company stock to decline and seek back to US production. That is also another reason why he mentioned last time not looking at the stock market, let alone the downfall in recent days. All will help to support their in-house production goal, just as he always repeated in his remark. While this also could be another way of forcing the FED to lower the interest rate with a risk of recession from every corner. Now, things have finally fallen into place, at least for a while. Forward-Looking: The Consumer Price Index, released tonight, is a key highlight of the week, offering valuable insights into how pricing has shifted as some of Trump’s policies have finally taken effect.
Trump Escalates Tariff War with China, Signals Broader Trade and Energy Policy Shifts αααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααα’αΆαααα·α-α α·α αααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααα’αΆαααα·α-α α·αααΆααααααΆαααΉαβαα ααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΆ ααααααα α·αα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααα 104% ααΎαααα·αααααα α·α αααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆααα ααααααΈ 9 ααααααΆ ααααΆαααα 12:01 ααααΉα ET αααααααααα α·αααΆαααααααααΆααΆααΉα “ααααΌααααΆαα αΌααααααΈαααα αα” α αΎαααΆαααααΉα WTO ααΈαααααααααααΆααααΉααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆαααααα ααααααα α·αααΆαα αΆααααααΎααααααΎαααΆαααααΈααΆαααΆαα½αααΉααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α αα·αααααααα₯ααααΆα ααΆααα’αααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα½αααααΌααΆαα·αααααααααααΆαααα α’αααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααα’αΆαααα·αααα Greer ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ αααα»αα αα»ααααααΉαααα’ααααααΆααααΎααΆαααΆαα αΌαααΈααααααα α·α αα·αα’αΆαααΈααΉαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααααΆαααααΆααα»αα ααΎαααΈααα αααααααΆαα αααΆαα ααααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ ααααααααα Trump ααααΆααααααΆαααααΆαα αααΆααααΆ ααααΆαααΆαααΎαααααααααααααΆαααααααααα½ααααααα‘αΎα αααααΎαααααΆαααα Greer α ααΎαααΈααα ααα Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααααΉαααΆαααααΆααα·ααΆααααΆααααΈααΈαααα½αααααα αα·αααααααΆαααααΆαααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααΆααααΆαα αα αΆααΆαα·αααααααα ααΆααααααα ααα Trump ααΏααΆααααΆ αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΉαα’αΆα ααα·α iPhone ααΆαααααααα½αα―αα αααααααααΆαααααΆααααΎαααααα ααΎ αα·αααα ααα Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈα₯αααα·αααααααααααααααα ααΎ αα·αααα ααααααααΆαα’αα’αΆαααΆ αααααΉααααααΏαααΆαααα·α/ααα·ααααααααα»ααααα»ααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆαααααα ααα ααααααααα»ααααααΆααΆααΉαααΆαααααααα₯αααΆααααααααΆααα§ααααΆα ααααααααΌαααααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ “ααΎαααΉααααααααΆαααΆααΆαααα’αΆααΈαααααααααΌαααα” ααααααααααααααΆαααΆ αααααΉααα·αα·αααααΆααααΆααααΆααα»ααααΆααααααΆαααα αα αααα·ααααΆααααΌααααααααΆαααααααα αααααΆαααααααα α’αααΈαααααΎααααα»αααΎαααΊααΆ ααΆαα Trump αα·αα α·α αα»ααααααα·αααΆαααααα αΆαααΈαααααΆααααΆααααααααααα |English Version| US-China Trade War President Trump intensified the U.S.-China trade war, announcing a 104% tariff on Chinese goods, which will take effect April 9 at 12:01 AM ET, while China vowed to βfight till the endβ and filed a WTO dispute against the U.S. reciprocal tariff. China is also willing to strengthen political mutual trust with the EU and India. All of these are signaling a deepening trade war with major trading partners. U.S. Trade Representative Greer defended the aggressive tariff strategy, stating that companies heavily reliant on imports from China and Asia will face pricing challenges. Furthermore, he also dismissed concerns about inflation, while Trump has also made it clear that no tariff exemptions will be granted in the near term, according to Greer. Especially when Trump already signaled that he will bring discussion on foreign aid and the US military presence for a better trade negotiation. As a matter of fact, Trump believes that the US will be able to make in-house iPhones. Existing Tariff on Cars, Lumber, and Steel Trump highlighted the effects of existing tariffs on cars, lumber, and steel as he claimed that this would accelerate US domestic manufacturing/production. Other than this, he is also pledging unwavering support for the coal industry, citing that βWe will give a guarantee the coal business canβt be terminatedβ while announcing billions of dollars of investment for next-generation coal technology. For now, what we are seeing is that both Trump and China show no signs of backing down, which could prolong the slowdown.
Trade Wars and Market Woes: Trumpβs Moves Rattle the Globe ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»ααααααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααααααΆαααΈααααα ααα ααΌααααΈααααΈααααΆαα’αΊααα»α αα·αα’αΆαα»αΈααααΆαααα α»ααααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααΈααα ααααΈαααααΆαααααα α»αααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααααααα αααααΆααααΈααααΆαααΆααα·α ααααααΎαααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααα·αααΆαααααΈαα½αααΊ $2,957 αααα»ααα½αα’αααααα»ααααααΆα ααααα ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆααααααΆααα½αα ααα½ααααααααΌαααΆαααΆαα ααΆαααααΎααααααααααααααααα»αα ααααααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααα Trump αααααααααα»αααΆααααααΆααααΆαααααΆααα’αααΈααααααααααααα Trump αααα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·ααα’αα·αααααΆααααααααααα·α αα αα·ααααα αα·αααααααααααΆαα·αααααααααααΈ αααααααααααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “αααααααααα»αααΉααα·ααααααα§ααααΆα αααααααα»ααααα»ααααααααα½αααΎααααΈααααΆααααααααΆααα α·αααααα Trump αααα‘αΎα” α αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαααααααααα ααα Trump ααΆααααααΆααΆαααααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα»αααΆαααααααΈααααααΆ ααα’αααααΎα ααααααα αΆαααΈαα»αα·αααα·αα·ααα ααααααααΆααααααααααααααααααΆααααΈαα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆααααα»ααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»αα±αααα·αααΆααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααααααααΎααααΈααΆαααααααα±αααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα α αΎαα αααΆαα ααααΆαααααΎααααααααααα αα α»αααααααααααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»αααΆ “αα·ααααααααααΆαααα” α ααααααααααααααααααΆααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»αααααΎαααααΆ αα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααα‘αΎαααααα ααα½α 25% αα ααΎαααα·ααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆαα αΆααααΈααααααΈ 16 ααα§αααΆα ααααααβααΆαα·αααααααβα’αΆαααα·αβαα·αβα α·αβααΆααααβααΆαααΉα αααααΉαααΉαααααααααα Trump ααΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα½αααααααα α·α αααααααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααααα 50% ααΎαααα·αααααα α·α ααααα·αααΎα α·ααα·αααααΆαααα‘αΎααααα 34% αααααααα½ααα·αααααΉαααααααΈ 8 ααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025ααα ααΌα ααααβ αααα 50%αα ααΎααααααα α·αα’αΆα ααΉαα αΆααααααΎααα ααααααΈ 9 ααααααΆα ααΆαααΆαααΉααα»αααααα’ααα α’αΆαααα·α-α’ααΈαααα ααα Trump ααΆααααααΆααααα ααααΆααααΊααααΆαααααααΆααααΉαα’ααΈαααααααα»αααΆαααΆαα’αΆαα»ααα»αααααα’αααααααΆαααααα½α α αΎαααΆαααααΆαααα ααααΆα’ααΊααααα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆ ααααα·αααΎααΆαα αα αΆαααΆαααα αααβααΆαβα ααα’α»αβαααα αΆαααΆαα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααα·α αα ααααα»ααα½ααααβααΆαα½αβα’ααΈααααβαα βααααβαα ααβααα ααΎβαααβααΆβααααααΆαβαααα’α·αβαα βααβαα·αβα’αΆα βαααααΆααβααΆαβααβαααα α αααα»αα·αααααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α |English Version| Global stock markets plummeted for a third consecutive session on Monday, with European and Asian markets posting sharp declines following the latest U.S. tariff announcements. The commodities market also took a hit, with gold dropping to a new low of $2,957 per ounce this week. Hereβs a breakdown: Japanβs Response to Trumpβs Trade Policies Japan has strongly warned about Trumpβs tariff negatively impacting the global economy and free trade system while stating that βJapan will not sacrifice its domestic industries just to appease Trump.β Despite these tensions, Trump described a recent call with Ishiba as highly productive, suggesting optimism amid the standoff. U.S.-EU Trade Tensions President Trump pressed the European Union to buy more U.S. energy to reduce the trade deficit, dismissing the EUβs current tariff response as βnot enough.β While the EU commission responds with a potential 25% tariff on US goods, which will take effect from May 16th. U.S.-China Trade Conflict Escalates Meanwhile, Trump escalated tensions with China, threatening an additional 50% tariff on Chinese goods if China does not retract its recent 34% tariff increase by April 8, 2025. The new U.S. 50% tariffs will begin on April 9. U.S.-Iran Nuclear Tensions Trump has taken a firm stance against Iran possessing nuclear weapons and warned of severe consequences if talks fail. He hinted at a potential direct meeting with Iran on Saturday, though details remain unconfirmed. U.S. Economic Policy Outlook Navarroβs Optimism: Trade Adviser Peter Navarro dismissed recession fears as βsilly,β pointing to anticipated tax cuts as a growth driver, aligning with Trumpβs economic vision. Trump on Inflation and the Fed: Trump claimed βthere is no inflationβ and urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to boost the economy.
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αααα ααΈααα ααΆαα ααααααΆααα·ααααααααΆαα αααΎααααα»ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααααα ααααααααααααααααΆαα’αΆααΈααααααααα»αααΆααααΆαα’αΆαααααααΆααα»αα ααΎαααΈααα αα·ααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα»ααααααααΌαααΌαααΆαα αααα»ααα½α ααα»ααααααΎαααα αΆααααααΎαααΎαααΆααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααΎαα‘αΎα αα·ααααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΆααααααΆαααΆααα»α ααΆαα·αααα’αΆααΈαααααααααααααΆα α¬αα·αααααα·ααααααααααΉαααα’ααααΎααΆαααΆαα αΌαα ααΌααααΈααααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Powell αα·αα’αααααααΆαααααΈαααΆααΆααα·αα·ααααααααα»αααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααααααΆααααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα αααααααααααΈααααΆααααα»αααΏααΆααααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎααααα·αα»ααΆααααΆααααα ααα»ααα ααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα + α’αα·ααααΆααααα + ααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααα + ααΆαααΆαααΉαααααααααααα β αααααΎαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααααααα αααα»αααΈααααΆα β ααΆαα αα»αααΆαααααΆααα α»αααΆαααΈαααααΆα ααα»α α αΎαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααΆαα αααΎααααααα·ααααΆααΆααα½ααααα α αααααα’ααααααα αααααΆααααααααα·α αα α αααααα’ααααααα α’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΆαααααααααααα 10% ααΆαααααΎαααα 25% αααααΆαααααΆααααΎααα α’αΆαα»αααΈαααΌα αα·ααααααα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαα αα»αα αααααα’αααααααααΆα αααΎαααααΆααα α»αααααααααααααααΆαααααααΎαααΆααααααααΆα αααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααα·αααααα αααααΈααΆα αααααα’αααααααααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααα ααα’αΆααΈαααααααΆα αααΎααα αααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈααααααΆααααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααααα·α α¬αααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆααα»αααααααα ααΌααααΈαααα·ααααΆααααΆαααΆαα·ααααΆαααααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αααααα (NIESR) ααααααΆααααααΈααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα·αααΌααααα ααααΆα 2025 ααααα·αααΎααΆαααΆαααΉααααααΎαα‘αΎαα ααΏααα½αααΊααααΆααααΆααα α’αα·ααααΆααααΆααααΆααΉααααααΆααα ααΎαααααΌαααΆα αα»αααααΆαα Trump αααααα ααΆαααΌαααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααΌαααα α’αΊααα»α αααααΉαααΉααααααα α’αΊααα»αααααΆαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆααΌα ααααΆααΆαα½αααΉαααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααααΆααα α»α αα·αααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααΆαααααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α ααααα’αα·ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα ααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αααα»αα αα»α Goldman Sachs ααΆαααααΉαααΆααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»αα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»α 0.7% αα α α»αααααΆα 2025 ααααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΊααα»α (ECB) αααα»αααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααααΎαααΊααα 0.1% αα αααα»α Q2, 0% αα αααα»α Q3 αα·α 0.2% αα αααα»α Q4 α ααΌα ααααα αΎα αα½αααααΆαααααΆααααααΈααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎααα αααα»αααααααΆ αα·ααααα·αα»ααΆα β ααααΈααΆαααααααααααα»αααααΆαααα ααΎααααααα·α αα α’αΆααααΊαααα αααααΆααααααα·α αα αααααααΎααΆαααΆαα αα αα·αααΉαααα’ααααΎαα·αααααα·αααααα ααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα·αααααααααααααα»ααααα ααααααα·α αα αααααΉαααααΌαααΆααααααααααΆααααααΆαααααα»αα ααααααα α·α αααααΆααααΈααα Trump ααΆααααααΆααααα 54% ααΎααααααα α·ααα ααααααΈ 04 ααααααΆ ααααααα α·αααΆαααΆααααα·αααΆαα½αααΉααααα 34% ααΎααΆαααΆαα αΌααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆααα’αααααααΆαααααα·αααααΆααα ααααααΈ 10 ααααααΆ αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααααααααΉααααα WTO αα·αααΆααααα½ααα·αα·αααααΆαααΆαα ααααΎααΈααααααΌα ααΆ samarium, gadolinium αα·α dysprosium αααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααα§ααααΆα αααααα αα αααα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆαααΆαααΆαα·αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαα±αααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΆααααααΆαααΉα ααααααααΆαα αα»αα α·α αα·αααΆαα αα»αα’αΆαααα·αααααΆααα α»αααΆααααααααΆααα‘αΎαα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ April 05, 2024 In this report, we will assess major economies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Eurozone, and China, mainly based on their economic indicators and economic events that have occurred within this week. The United States Last week, the market was more focused on Trumpβs tariff escalation, rising recession fears, and persistent inflation pressures than on the data itself. This led to a plummet in the US stock market and significant volatility in the commodities market. On βLiberation Day,β Trump declared a universal 10% tariff on imports on April 05, while higher reciprocal tariffsβsuch as 54% on China, 20% on the European Union, 49% on Cambodia, and many moreβwere set to begin April 9. Not only were the major trading partners being affected, but even small countries also faced the same problem. All are raising the bar on recession, and fear led the investor to leave the market, resulting in lower liquidity in the market, which pushes to higher volatility in the marketβstocks dumped, US 10-year yield down, GOLD prices down, and VIX up. These showed that uncertainty is rising to the point (fear over greed) that gold and other asset classes have become less attractive to investors. As shown in our previous post, we also mentioned that fear overtakes greed. Therefore, what we can monitor from now is when the stock market opens. Is Jim Cramerβs warning about Black Monday coming true? Taking a step back on the data release, the majority are supporting higher inflation pressure, while the business activities are scaling back most negatively. While some labor data gave a mixed picture, we also see layoffs starting to mount and slow hiring activities in industries, particularly in retail and manufacturing reliant on imports. Even Powell and experts from investment banks are also citing a possibility of a recession while the markets are pricing in the FED Fund rate cut earlier, to June this year. In short, mixed labor market conditions + higher inflation + weak economic growth + tariff tensions β higher uncertainty in the market β stocks plunged last week and might continue to do so. The United Kingdom For the UK economy, the 10% tariffs came on top of the existing 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum, and automobiles, which have led many UK stocks to slump further due to fears of a global trade war escalating. Although the UK avoided the higher reciprocal tariffs, many businesses still worried over the potential external shock that might influence higher pricing and slower demand. Even the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) also forecasts near-zero economic growth in 2025 if this tension escalates. One thing is for sure: inflation will surely eat up everyoneβs purchasing power unless Trump achieves the zero-trade policy. The European Meanwhile, the Europeans also faced the same problem with a tumbling stock market and a decline in growth forecasts amid higher inflation. With a fragile economic outlook skewing around the recession risk, Goldman Sachs has already expected a 0.7% GDP reduction by the end of 2025, while the European Central Bank (ECB) is anticipating slower growth at 0.1% in Q2, 0% in Q3, and 0.2% in Q4. Therefore, they projected a potential rate cut in April and June. β My concerns fall on the German economy, which is export-oriented and reliant on the manufacturing sectors. With ongoing trade tension, this economy will be affected the most, with a possibility of recession looming. China After Trump announced a 54% tariff on China on April 04, China struck back with a 34% tariff on all US imports effective April 10, alongside a WTO complaint and export controls on rare earths like samarium, gadolinium, and dysprosiumβcritical for U.S. tech and defense industries. This has led the US-China trade war to escalate while dipping both Chinese stocks and US stocks even further as uncertainty arose.
Trumpβs Tariff Bombshell: 10% Base Rate Hits April 5, Targeted Hikes Loom as Markets Brace for Stagflation ααα ααααΈαααααΆααααααααα ααααΉααααααΉααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαααΆαααααΌαααααααΆααααα’α·αααΆα αααΎαα α₯α‘αΌαααα ααΈααααΆααααα»ααααααααααααα αααααΆαααααΆααααααααΆα αααααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆααΆααα αααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααααΈααααΉααα·ααααα α’αααααααΆαααααΈ Markets Live, JPMorgan Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Corp. αα·αα’αααααααααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααΈααΆαααααααααα½αααααΎαααα αΆαααααααα’αΆα ααααΎα±αααααααααΆαα αα»αααΆααααααααΆααα α»α αα·ααααα»αααααααα·α αα ααααααα αααααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆα ααΆαααααΎαααααΈααααΌααΆαα·αααααααααααΆαααααΉαα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎα α αΎαααΉαααααΆαααΆα ααα»α ααα ααααααααα ααααα·αααΎααααΌααΆαααααααααΉααα·α α αΆαα·ααααααααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΉαααΎαα‘αΎαα ααααα·αααΎααΆααααααααΆα ααααααααΎααΆααααααα α αΎαα’ααααα·αα·ααααααααα α ααααΈααΈααααΆα αααααΎαα’αΆα ααΎααααααααΆααααα ααααΈααΈααααΆαα αααΎαααΆααα»α(Sell off, especially can be seen in S&P500)α ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆαα αααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΎαααΈ $3160 αααα»ααα½αα’αα ααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααα Trump αααααΎαααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈαααα·αααΆααα·αααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααααΈααααΆαα | English Version | President Donald Trumpβs early morning tariff announcement brought a flood of details, so letβs break it down. Now, the market is panicking due to stagflation fear and global uncertainty that stemmed from earlier this morning. Experts from Markets Live, Macro Strategist, JPMorgan Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Corp., and others expressed their concerns on the tariff problem that could deepen equity sell-offs and push the economy toward stagflation. The responses from major trading partners are incoming and will be the highlight of the month; therefore, the old playbook still applies. If these partners retaliate, the risk of stagflation will grow, keeping markets on edge. If fear overtakes greed and investors flee, we could see a wave of sell-offs. Market Reaction: Gold prices rally above $3160 per ounce as Trumpβs tariff news amplifies stagflation worries and market uncertainty.
Will Trump’s third tariff option ease some tension in the market? αααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΌα ααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»α α¬ααΌααααΈαααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααα ααααΆαααααΈαααα½αααΆαααααα ααΎαααααααΆααααααα’αΆαααα·αααααΆαααααααααααααααα½αα αααααΊααΎαα‘αΎαααΈαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆα ααΌααααΈαααα αααα»ααααΆαααΆααααααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·ααααα ISM ααΆαααΈααααα·α ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααΆααααα½αααΆααααααααα’αΆααΈααααααα ααΈααααααααα αα½αααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα₯αααα·αααα ααΆααααααΆααα αααα ααααααΆααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαα’αΆααΈααααααααα»ααααααααααα ααΆααααααα αααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα 69.4 αααααΆαααααααααααααα»αα αΆααααΆααααΈααΆαααααααΆαααααΆα 2022 α αΎαααααΆααααΆααααααΆααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆααααααα α’αααΈαααααΆαααα αΆααααΊ ααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααααα αα·ααααααΌαααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααα»ααααααΆααααααα»ααααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααααΆααα·αααααα·αααααα αααααΆαααααα WSJ ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααα»αβααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αααα»ααααα ααααααΎαααααααΈααΈ αααα’αΆα αα·α ααΆααααα 20% ααΎαααααΆαααααααα½αα ααα½αα ααααα·αααΎαααααΎαααααααΈααΈααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααα ααΎαααα αΆααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα·αααααΆαα½αααααααα α·α ααααααααΌαααΆαααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα αααΎα ααααααα»αα±αααααααα’αΆα ααΎαα‘αΎαα α αΎααααα»ααααα·α ααααα·αααΎαααααΎαααΈααΈααααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααΌααααααααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαα αααα»αααΈααααΆα ααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΎααααΌααΆαα·αααααααααααΆααα ααααααααααΆαααΉαααααΆααα α»αααααα·α α αααααΆαααααααα α’ααΈααααΆα’ααααΆααα»αα ααααΆαααααααααΎαααα·αααΆαα αΌαααΈαα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααΆαα·αααααΆααααααΆααααα»ααααααααααααΆ ααααααααΆααΆααΆ αα·αααα·αααα·αααΆαααααααααα½ααα½α ααΆααααα αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα·ααααα‘αααααα·α ααααα·αααΎααα Trump αααααα α α·αααααααααΆαααααααα ααΎαα½αααα αααααΆαααααα·ααΆα ααααααΎααααααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆααα ααααααΈ 3 ααααααΆ αααααααααααα½αααα’αα’αΆααααααααΆ ααα»ααααααααααΌαα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααα·ααααααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα |English Version| Major central banks, either from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, or even others, continue to stress the impact of the US tariffs on the respective nations, namely in the inflation problem. Even in the Purchasing Managersβ Index report from ISM last night, the business survey also worried that this import inflation would scale back on their profit margin and long-term prospects of their business operation. Pricing soared to 69.4, the highest since mid-2022, which also marks a year of inflation coming back. The pain point is that weak labor markets and demand are coming into play, which could paint a picture of overall deterioration in the manufacturing sector. And again, not only in the US! A familiar source from WSJ reported that President Donald Trumpβs economic team is preparing a third tariff option that could be less than a 20% tariff on a subset of nations. If this third tariff option signals a more targeted but still disruptive trade policy while raising more trade disputes with China, demand for gold could rise, pushing prices upward. And vice versa, if this third option hints at easing the uncertainty through lowering the tariff on major trading partners. For now, Israel eliminated the tariff on US-imported goods, leading to a positive sign for everyone, while Canada and Mexico are ready for a reciprocal tariff if Trump decides to pursue this so-called reciprocal tariff. According to the White House, the car tariffs go into effect on April 3rd, while repeating the claims that everyone can avoid the tariff by moving production to the US.Β
Is Gold Eyeing $3,200 This Month? αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ 01 ααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025 αααααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααα»αααΎαααΈ $3,130 αααα»ααα½αα’αα αααααΆαααααΆααααααααΆα ααΎαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααα αααΎα ααΆααααααααααααααααα Trump αααα·ααα·αααααα αα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉααααααΌαααΆααααααααααααααα·αα»ααααα·ααΆαα ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆα’αααΈααααα½αααααΆαααΆααα αααα»αααααααΆα ***Disclaimerα ααααΉαααΆαα’αααααααΆααααααααααα»αααααααΉαααα’ααααΎααααααααα·ααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααααα»αααααα ααααα·ααα½αα αΆαααα»αααΆααααΌααααΆαα α·ααααααααα»αααα‘αΎα αααααΊαααααΈαα·αααααααΆαα½αααΈααααΉααααΆα α·ααααααααα»αααααααα’ααα αα»αααΉαααααΎααΆααααααα α α·ααααα·αα·αααααΆαα½αα ααΌαα’ααα»αα ααΆααα·ααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααΆααΈ 1α ααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump(ααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαα) ααΆααααααΆααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump αααα»αααΆαααΆαααβααααααα‘αααα ααΎαααααααα·αααΆαααΆαα·ααααα ααΎααααααα α·α αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α ααα’αΆα ααΆαααααααα»αααα»αΈ ααααααΆαααα ααΎαααααααααααΆαα αΌαααΌααααααααααααααααααααα αααα»αα’αα‘αΆα α αΎαααααα·αααΎααααααααΆαααααααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααα‘αααα αα·α αααααΆααΉααααααΎαααΌαααΆααα·αα αααΆαααααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆααααα αααΎαα ααΌαααααααααΆααααΆα αααααΉαα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα·ααααααα ααΉαααΆαα±αααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααααααααααΆα ααΆααααα αααΎαααΎααααΎαα’αα·ααααΆ αα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααααααα ααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΆααΈ 2α αααααααΆα ααΆαααααΆαααα αααααααααααΆαα»ααα·ααααααα·ααΈαα»αααααα’αααααααα’ααΈααααα’αΆα ααΉαααααααΆα ααααα·αααΎαα·α αα ααααααααααα·αααΆααααααα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααααα»ααααααααΆααα ααααα·αααΌαααΆ ααΆααααααα»ααααααααααΎαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαα αα·ααααααΎααααααααΆαα αααααΉαα ααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΆααα ααααααααΎαααΆα αααααΉαααΆααα·αα·αααα·ααα αααααααααα»ααααα·ααΆαααΆααααα αααΎαα αααααΆααΈ 3α αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΉααααααΌααααααβ Balance Sheet αααα»αααααΏαααΊαααΆααα»αα αΆααααΈααααααΈ 1 ααααααΆ ααααααα»ααααααΆααααΈαα·αααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααΎααα ααααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» (QE)α ααΆααβα’ααβαααβ αα»αααααα’αΆα ααΆαβα±ααβααΆαβααΆαβααααΆααβααααβααααΆααβαα»ααααΆαβα’αΆαααα·α αα·αβααΆαβαααα»αβα±ααβααΆαβα‘αΎαβαααααβααΆαβαα»αα αααααΉαα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααααα αΆαααΈαααααα αααα dovish α’αΆα ααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααΆααα»αα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎαα½ααααααααΆαααααααααα ααααααΉααααααΉααα·αααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααααΆααα ααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎαα ααΆααα·ααΆααα αα ααααα αααααΊααΆααααΆααΈαααΌαα½αα ααα½ααααααΆαααααααααΆααααα»αααααααΆα |English Version| As of April 01, gold hit a record high above $3,130 per ounce, fueled by tariff anticipation, inflation fears, and safe-haven demand, setting the stage for April. Here is something you should look forward to in April. ***Disclaimer: This content reflects personal opinions and is intended for informational purposes only. It should not be construed as financial advice. Consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Thank you. Fundamental Analysis Factor 1: Reciprocal Tariff Date or Liberation Day (Main Event)Trump’s pledge to impose reciprocal tariffs on neighboring countries, particularly in China, the EU, and possibly Russia, as well as nations reliant on Venezuelaβs oil exports. And any further escalation could increase market uncertainty Remember: Highlight: Trade tensions rising would lead to inflation fear and uncertainty, which potentially boosts gold as a hedge. Factor 2: Escalating WarMilitary threats over Iranβs nuclear program if an agreement is not reached, along with Middle East flare-ups, are all heightening uncertainty and boosting gold. Highlight: War tension persists, which would lead investors to risk-off, spiking safe-haven demand further. Factor 3: Federal ReserveThe Fed is planning to slow balance sheet runoff starting April 1, suggesting a view of approaching the quantitative easing (QE) but not entirely. All of this is leading to the devaluation of the US dollar and the pushing of gold even higher. Highlight: A dovish Fed could support gold prices, though exemptions or firm QT might turn it bearish short term. Technical Analysis Here are some scenarios for the GOLD price in April: Scenario 4: If the price breaks below 3095, look for another sell position exit target at 3079-3071. Scenario 1: If the market breaks above 3151.95, look for a buy opportunity in the target of 3168-3175. Scenario 2: If the market breaks below 3137.83, look for a sell opportunity and aim to exit the target at the buy reversal level of 3109. Scenario 3: Swing Buy Position should wait for Long at buy reversal 3109.