One up on Trump!
Staying Ahead of market
April 2, 2025: Trump announced a sweeping set of "reciprocal tariffs" during a "Liberation Day" event at the White House, including a 10% baseline tariff on nearly all foreign imports (effective April 5, 2025) and higher reciprocal tariffs on countries with significant trade deficits with the U.S., such as a 34% tariff on China, 20% on the European Union, 24% on Japan, and others. These tariffs were aimed at addressing trade imbalances and protecting American manufacturing.
US stock markets had their historic single biggest day declines post covid decline in 2020
On April 9, 2025: Trump did a U-turn announced a 90-day pause on the higher reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China, which faced a 104% tariff (effective April 9, 2025) due to its retaliatory actions. He also ordered the end of the "de minimis" exemption for low-value goods from China and Hong Kong, effective May 1, 2025.
The recovery was swift V shaped too
However what if I told a simple system that we use alerted us exit two weeks before the event ?
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