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President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives, and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.26%. The dollar on Monday recovered from early losses and turned higher after T-note yields rebounded from losses and moved higher, strengthening the dollar's interest rate differentials. Also, hawkish comments from Fed Governor Kugler supported the dollar when she said inflation concerns...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -2.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -2.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.98%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.56%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Wild swings dominated Wall Street's trading session on Monday with the market catapulting from an early drop that had dragged it 20% below its record to a sudden rise, only to revert to losses as worries remain about whether President Donald Trump’s trade war will torpedo the global economy.

Donald Trump recently shared a fan-made video claiming that he is deliberately crashing the US stock market to force the US Fed to trim interest rates, which was supposedly backed by Warren Buffett.

The week’s focus will be on any tariff updates from the Trump administration and retaliatory measures from other economies. Additionally, US and Chinese inflation data, as well as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s rate decision, will be in the spotlight for financial markets.

President Trump then told media aboard Air Force One: “I don't want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -3.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -3.81% this morning as worries over the economic fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs continue to weigh on sentiment.

Asian markets collapsed Monday after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war that many fear could spark a recession.