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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The stock market was slumping after President Donald Trump made his tariff announcement. To state the obvious, it was worse than investors feared and now they need to figure out what it means for stocks over the rest of 2025.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs at his “Liberation Day" event in the White House Rose Garden. According to the president, a minimum baseline tariff of 10% will be imposed on everyone, but additional “reciprocal" tariffs will be imposed as well on select countries. The new tariffs appear to be in addition to those announced on automotive imports and on China.
Car imports are going to be taxed at 25%, as expected. The SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund was down 2.2% in after-hours trading. The reciprocal tariffs and the 10% baseline levy seem to have caused the drop.
The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was down 2.4%. “President Trump just finished his tariff speech at the White House and we would characterize this slate of tariffs as ‘worse than the worst case scenario’ the Street was fearing," writes Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. There is some reason for hope.
The S&P 500 is down about 8% from recent highs, reflecting a lot of bad news. If things can turn around on Thursday, investors should watch the 5750 level in a rally. Getting through that “would certainly support the thesis that the worst of the correction is over," says Jason Browne, president of Texas-based investment advisory firm Alexis Investment Partners.
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