Tag: tariffs

(12 April 2025)  After a wild week, US stocks finished higher as US President Donald Trump assuaged jittery markets with a 90-day pause of his controversial reciprocal tariff regime.  Despite worldwide anger and disbelief at the tariffs, Trump finally relented only after yields started spiking in the bond market.  While bonds are normally safe havens during stock declines, bonds also sold off after Liberation Day on April 2 reflecting either capital flight from the US or forced hedge fund liquidation as over-leveraged investors got caught on the wrong side...