⭐️ Effective today, Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 104%, after China refused to withdraw its 34% tariffs on the US — April 9, 2025

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The Markets:

Futures Highlights

Futures markets are showing a mixed picture today—with Gold rallying while energy and equity futures fall. Sorted from the best mover to the largest decline, you can see that the only gain comes from Gold, and Crude Oil registers the steepest drop.

• 🟢 Gold: 3081.60 (+91.40 | +3.06%)

• 🔴 Nasdaq 100: 16968.75 (-275.00 | -1.59%)

• 🔴 S&P 500: 4928.00 (-92.25 | -1.84%)

• 🔴 Dow: 37114.00 (-748.00 | -1.98%)

• 🔴 Natural Gas: 3.3750 (-0.0900 | -2.60%)

• 🔴 Russell 2000: 1725.20 (-48.80 | -2.75%)

• 🔴 Crude Oil: 56.25 (-3.33 | -5.59%)

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Forex & Bonds Update

Today’s forex and bonds show a predominance of modest gains, with most currencies and Treasuries advancing—except for the USD/JPY, which slipped into negative territory. When arranged from the strongest to the weakest performer, longer-dated Treasuries lead the way while the Japanese yen trails.

• 🟢 30-Year Treasury: 4.715 (+0.122 | +2.66%)

• 🟢 10-Year Treasury: 4.262 (+0.107 | +2.58%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 3.914 (+0.074 | +1.93%)

• 🟢 BTC/USD: 76195.90 (+1216.20 | +1.62%)

• 🟢 EUR/USD: 1.1072 (+0.0118 | +1.08%)

• 🟢 GBP/USD: 1.2794 (+0.0030 | +0.24%)

• 🔴 USD/JPY: 144.38 (-1.84 | -1.26%)

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Major Stock News

The major stocks are all trading lower today, with the depth of losses varying considerably. Sorted from the smallest decline to the deepest drop, PLTR sees the lightest loss whereas AAPL registers the steepest fall.

• 🔴 PLTR: -0.67%

• 🔴 MSFT: -0.92%

• 🔴 META: -1.12%

• 🔴 NVDA: -1.37%

• 🔴 GOOGL: -1.40%

• 🔴 VOO: -1.47%

• 🔴 IVV: -1.50%

• 🔴 SPY: -1.57%

• 🔴 GOOG: -1.78%

• 🔴 QQQ: -1.80%

• 🔴 WMT: -2.43%

• 🔴 AMZN: -2.62%

• 🔴 DAL: -3.78%

• 🔴 TSLA: -4.90%

• 🔴 AAPL: -4.98%

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