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Bernardo de La Paz

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12. No. If you are going to comment on the markets you will have a lot more success

Reply to edhopper (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:24 PM

Apr 2

... if you pay attention to the economics media. Not to get investment advice: it is usually noisy and almost worthless. But to gather info and gain a sense of market sentiment and of what factors are affecting things.

Headline: "Trump's tariffs amount to 'worse than worst-case scenario' as investors brace for stock-market beatdown"
-- from one of the biggest and oldest market news services
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-tariffs-amount-to-worse-than-worst-case-scenario-as-investors-brace-for-stock-market-beatdown-4cf6d5ca?mod=MW_article_top_stories
(like you I am not a subscriber, but I do read headlines and first paragraphs; then I search)

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Trump announces Economy crushing tariffs, and the Market [View all] edhopper Apr 2 OP

Who benefits and how? Irish_Dem Apr 2 #1

The market was closed when he made his announcement obamanut2012 Apr 2 #2

Yes. Market was closed. hlthe2b Apr 2 #3

Thank you for what should have been obvious. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #4

Didn't everyone know edhopper Apr 2 #8

No. If you are going to comment on the markets you will have a lot more success Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #12

the con man waited CharleyDog Apr 2 #11

Futures are tanking now... Alephy Apr 2 #5

Pretty easy to drive up the price of futures with all the Billionaires in the admin don't u think? NoMoreRepugs Apr 2 #6

Futures are down, NOT up. They are down "bigly". That means stocks are likely to open down 9:30am EDT. Bigly. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #13

For what it's worth, Bloomberg Radio is reporting that one of the averages Mike 03 Apr 2 #7

Russia was not on his charts. Afghanistan was given a sweetheart deal Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #15

Markets were closed but the tariffs may already be mostly priced in Quixote1818 Apr 2 #9

No. "Trump's tariffs amount to 'worse than worst-case scenario' as investors brace for stock-market beatdown" Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #14

People made moves based on tariffs weeks ago Johonny Apr 2 #10