Trump's trade war wallops stock market

The stock market has suffered through a two-day selloff after President Trump went forward with imposing steep new tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday with ...

The Hill - 20h

Trump says a "little disturbance" in markets is ok after stocks plunge amid trade war

The S&P lost all post-Election Day gains as stocks tumbled for a second day Tuesday amid President Trump's trade war. Mr. Trump addressed the market and detailed his plan for tax cuts during his ...

CBS News - 5h

Stock markets fall after US tariffs spark trade war fears

Stock markets in the US, Asia and the UK dip after Trump tariffs kicked in and spark retaliation.

BBC News - 1d

Stocks sink as Trump trade war with Canada, Mexico escalates

The stock market opened Tuesday with losses after President Trump's steep tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods went into effect, spurring retaliation from the U.S.'s two top trading partners. The ...

The Hill - 1d

Stocks drop over concerns of a trade war sparked by Trump's tariffs

Concern is growing over the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war against the United States’ three most important trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China, who are all vowing to retaliate. ...

NBC News - 6h

President Trump is losing the stock market war to the rest of the world so far. Here's where investors are taking advantage

Emerging market stocks, China and European stocks are beating U.S. indexes since the inauguration of Donald Trump.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Trump says a 'little disturbance' from tariffs is OK, as markets reel from trade war fears

President Donald Trump conceded before a joint session of Congress that his steep new tariffs will cause "a little disturbance."

CNBC - 6h

Trump’s Tariffs Hit Stock Markets

Global leaders are retaliating and investors have sold off stocks in Asia and Europe.

The New York Times - 1d

Tech stocks are down 7% since Trump's inauguration as trade war fuels uncertainty

Tariffs may spike manufacturing costs for leading technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia that assemble and manufacture products outside the U.S.

CNBC - 21h

Why Trump has gone quiet on the stock market

The mood in markets has darkened and the central narrative around trades based on the president’s policies has soured

Financial Times - 5d

FirstFT: Trump tariffs hit global stock markets

Also in today’s newsletter, US suspends Ukraine military aid and global government borrowing set to hit record

Financial Times - 1d

Trump trade war intensifies as tariffs go into place

Americans awoke Tuesday morning to an intensifying trade war, as President Trump’s newest tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports were imposed and those countries quickly moved to ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump tariffs part of ‘drug war,’ not ‘trade war’: Commerce secretary

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said President Trump’s tariffs on other countries are part of a “drug war,” not a “trade war.” Lutnick joined CNBC on Tuesday, just hours after Trump’s 25 percent ...

The Hill - 1d

Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far

Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

The Stock Market Wasn’t Supposed to Look Like This Under Trump 2.0

U.S. equities are lagging other countries’ stock markets.

Inc. - 5d

The Stock Market Is Suddenly Treating Trump’s Tariffs Like a Real Threat

The S&P 500 just had its worst day of 2025.

Inc. - 1d

Trump and the Fed Could Both Rescue the Stock Market If They Really Wanted

The S&P 500 is officially negative on the year and tariffs are spooking investors.

Inc. - 5h

Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War

A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports.

The New York Times - 6d

Trump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade war

US president also insists delayed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on 4 March. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has threatened China with an ...

The Guardian - 6d

Trump’s trade war has rattled investors — uncertainty is a call to action

Lack of clarity on what’s ahead should, if we’re smart, enhance our financial-planning skills.

MarketWatch - 4d

US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry

ABC News - 4d

Trump’s tariffs loom suddenly through the fog of trade war

In the US president’s mind, the trade instruments blur into one another

Financial Times - 2d

Did Trump start a trade war with Mexico, Canada and China?

President Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and retaliatory tariffs from those countries are now possible. Paul R. La Monica, a senior markets analysis writer for Barron's, joins ...

CBS News - 23h

Trudeau condemns ‘dumb’ Trump trade war as Canada strikes back with tariffs

Canada’s prime minister says the US president wants to usher in the ‘complete collapse’ of the Canadian economy. Justin Trudeau has claimed the aim of a “dumb” trade war launched by Donald ...

The Guardian - 1d

Chinese delegates avoid questions as they gather amid Trump's trade war

China's assembled delegates don't care to discuss President Trump's escalating trade war, but the underlying message from Beijing is one of confidence.

CBS News - 3h

Trump’s trade war will hit hardest at home. This is the biggest casualty.

U.S. trading partners will find that American consumers can be replaced.

MarketWatch - 50m

Trump’s ‘DJT’ stock falls for seventh straight trading session

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.’s stock fell for its seventh trading session in a row, as worries about inflation and consumer strength continued to weigh on the broad market.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

China tells Trump it will 'fight till the end' in trade war 'or any other type of war'

China has vowed not to back down from President Trump's escalating tariff war or "any other type of war."

The Hill - 3h

Stocks kick off March with biggest drop in months as Trump tariffs rattle market

U.S. stocks endured another serious setback on Monday as what one trader described as a tariff “tape bomb” from President Trump caused the S&P 500 to tally its biggest daily drop in months.

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump’s ‘World War III’ warning to Zelensky rattled stocks. Why they quickly recovered.

Markets are reacting like it’s “theater” and a Ukraine-Russia peace deal can still move forward, strategist says.

MarketWatch - 4d

Trade wars are bad, and hard to win

President Trump thinks that trade wars are easy and winnable. They are neither, as we keep learning the hard way.

The Hill - 2d

Trump to defend trade war in Congress speech as commerce chief says he will meet Canada and China halfway – live

Top Trump adviser says president will defend his trade war while Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary, says he will find middle ground. US consumers warned to brace for higher prices China ...

The Guardian - 20h

Fallout from Trump’s trade war is spilling over into corporate bonds at a crucial moment

The first two weeks of March tend to see the highest bond issuance of the year for highly rated corporations.

MarketWatch - 20h

Trump’s trade war could pose ‘substantial’ threat to UK economy, says Bank

Although UK may avoid tariffs, overall productivity could be impacted by tit-for-tat tariffs between economies. A full-blown trade war would pose a “substantial” threat to the British economy, Bank ...

The Guardian - 1h

Your retirement savings are at risk in an insane stock market

Fund managers admit they’re buying overvalued stocks.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

The stock market closes out worst day of 2025

The stock market closed out the week with the worst day of 2025. The losses are coming amid growing concerns about economic growth. Elise Preston reports on how Americans are reacting.

CBS News - Feb. 22