Wall Street Ends Flat as Oil, Treasury Yields and Fed Jitters Rattle Markets 
Japanese Yen Rebounds as Trump Flags Currency Weakness 
European Stocks Fall as Bond Yields and Geopolitical Risks Weigh 
Australia Unemployment Hits Five-Year High Despite Strong Jobs Growth 
Asian Stocks Fall as Surging Bond Yields Rattle Markets 
Oil Prices Fall on U.S.-Iran Hormuz Deal Hopes 
Canadian Dollar Faces Pressure as Fed-BoC Policy Gap Widens 
Gold Prices Fall as Treasury Yields Rise on Fed Rate Hike Bets 
Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Near Two-Month High 
China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal 
Dollar Falls as Oil Eases, Yen Jumps on Intervention Signals 
RBI Uses $10 Billion Currency Swaps to Drain Excess Rupee Liquidity 
Trump, Xi Focus on Trade and AI at White House Summit 
Soybean Futures Slip as Traders Await Trump-Xi Trade Signals 
U.S. Treasury Yields Surge as 30-Year Hits 22-Year High 
U.S. Dollar Hits Two-Month High as Oil, Treasury Yields Surge 
Dollar Holds Near Two-Month High as Yen Approaches 160 
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U.S. stock index futures dipped Monday night following Wall Street's weak first-quarter performance, as recession fears mounted ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming tariff announcements.
S&P 500 Futures dropped 0.4% to 5,633.50, while Nasdaq 100 Futures slid 0.5% to 19,351.50. Dow Jones Futures edged down 0.2% to 42,177.0 by 8:05 PM ET. The pullback reflects growing investor anxiety as Trump's trade policy gains momentum.
Set for April 2, Trump’s new "reciprocal tariffs" will target a wide range of trading partners with no exemptions. The following day, a 25% tariff on auto imports will take effect. These measures aim to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign goods and revive domestic manufacturing but risk disrupting global trade and fueling economic downturn concerns.
A Wall Street Journal report noted Trump’s consideration of expanding tariffs to more countries, escalating fears of a trade war. In response, Goldman Sachs raised the likelihood of a U.S. recession from 20% to 35%, projecting average tariff rates to climb to 15%.
Markets have already responded with volatility. Despite a 0.6% gain on Monday, the S&P 500 posted a 5% loss for Q1 2025. The Nasdaq ended flat for the day but plunged over 10% for the quarter. The Dow gained 1% Monday yet still lost 2% for the quarter. All three indexes closed lower for March.
Market leaders struggled too. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 1.2% Monday and tumbled 20% in Q1. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) sank over 35% for the quarter and is under pressure ahead of this week’s delivery report, facing protests tied to CEO Elon Musk’s political actions.
Investors brace for a turbulent start to Q2 as policy uncertainty looms.
