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Markets in Freefall: China's Latest Move Sends Shockwaves Through Wall Street

Has the Trade War Just Triggered the Next Recession?

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Global markets tumbled Friday as China's retaliatory tariffs sparked the worst two-day selloff since the pandemic, with investors scrambling for safety amid escalating fears of a worldwide economic slowdown. Dow futures pointed to another devastating 1,400-point drop at the open, following Thursday's 1,679-point plunge.

China Strikes Back

Beijing announced a 34% tariff on all U.S. goods starting April 10, matching President Trump's recent trade action. The move represents China's most aggressive response yet in the escalating trade dispute. The combined impact of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods now reaches 54%, marking the highest level of duties in over a century.

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Tech and Banks Lead the Carnage

Technology stocks with significant Chinese exposure faced the heaviest selling pressure, with Apple and Qualcomm dropping 5% and 6% respectively in premarket trading. The banking sector showed similar weakness, as Morgan Stanley fell 5% and other major institutions including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase all declined more than 4%. The moves pushed the S&P 500 into correction territory, down 12% from February highs.

Recession Fears Mount

JPMorgan raised its recession probability to 60% from 40% as investors fled to safety, driving the 10-year Treasury yield below 4%. Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX, spiked to 39.60 - its highest level since August 2024. The Russell 2000 small-cap index has already entered bear market territory, down more than 20% from recent peaks.

What This Could Mean for Investors

As markets digest these developments, opportunities may emerge for those positioned to act. While many are rushing for exits, historical patterns suggest periods of extreme fear often precede significant turning points. Smart investors might consider strategies that have historically weathered similar storms, particularly in sectors showing resilience to trade tensions.

Trump's Tariffs Just Sent Markets Tumbling… But It's About to Get Uglier.

For decades, foreign nations have bled America dry by exploiting trade loopholes and enriching themselves off of our backs.

But now, Pres. Trump's tariffs are forcing China, Mexico, Canada, and the EU to finally pay their fair share.

However, the globalists have set up a system where standing up to decades of unfair trade doesn't come without consequences.

Because right after Trump's tariff announcements...

The Dow Jones suffered one of its WORST collapses of the year—a brutal plunge that rattled millions of IRA and 401(k) savers.
But former JPMorgan Chief Strategist Marko Kolanovic saw something even more unsettling in what CNBC acknowledges was a “steep decline”...
And he immediately issued an eerie warning:
“We are now dangerously close to correction territory.”

Why is that?

Well, to answer that question, we first have to look back at what happened in 2018…

When President Trump imposed tariffs focused almost exclusively on China's $505 billion exports to America.

According to NY Fed's Mary Amiti, this single move vaporized $1.7 trillion from US stock prices.

But now. the stakes are far higher...

Because Trump has slapped LARGER tariffs on not only China and placed Mexico and Canada on hold...

And he's just confirmed that the ENTIRE European Union bloc is next in line.

In total, we're looking at tariffs on $1.981 trillion of US imports…

Which could mean IRA and 401(k) accounts could lose more than 3 times what they did in 2018.
That's why the smart money isn't waiting around for the losses to hit.

Instead, Wall Street's fattest cats are already pouring BILLIONS into physical gold…

The one "safe haven" asset that explodes in value during trade wars, stock market selloffs, and even inflation.

Leading the Financial Times to warn:
People can't get their hands on gold because so much has been shipped to New York.
And because of this shortage and unprecedented buying spree, the price of gold just broke another all-time high.
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