The freight ship is located in front of the port of Elizabeth Marine Terminal seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, April 9, 2025.
Shannon Stapleton Reuters
Trade barriers can appear in many forms. Tariffs are only one. Bridic license requirements, export restrictions and fine -shaped areas are other obstacles.
Nvidia said on Tuesday that she would take care Fee for $ 5.5 billion Related to the canceled chip export to China due to the new principles of licensing the US government. Beijing took revenge on the Trump tariff by implementing Export restrictions on rare lands – Integral with many electronic and defensive technologies – to the United States. The administration of Donald Trump floats the idea of imposing Charges for Chinese containers I call ports in the USA.
Considering these changes, the World Trade Organization warned on Wednesday that the prospects of global trade “deteriorated violently” and forecasted a decrease of 0.2% in 2025. There is no ordinary fear: shipping ships from China already cancel their travels.
Trade in a different context also occurs on the stock exchange – which has noted increased variability since the tariff US President Donald Trump. American shares fell on Wednesday, when the fears in the trade war maintains investors.
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Markets shocked by renovated trading rods
USA shares fell on Wednesday. . S&P 500 lost 2.24% and Industrial average Dow Jones fell by 1.73%. . NASDAQ composite sank 3.07%, loaded Heavy falls of chip stocks Among the reports of Fr. New license requirements in the USA Down Nvidia export. Pan-European Stoxx 600 index slid 0.19%. Actions ASML fell by 5.2% after the Dutch company said on Wednesday There were no expectations for net booking in the first quartersuggesting a slowdown in the demand for critical chips.
Voltage in a double mandate
The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell on Wednesday expressed concern that the central bank “may be in a difficult scenario in which our Double goals are tense. “Fed aims to ensure stable prices and full employment. Economists, including you in the Fed, see the threats of both Trump tariff goals, which” will probably leave us from our goals, “said Powell during the Question and Answers session.
The WTO warns against world trade disorganization
” The prospects of global trade have deteriorated violently Due to the growth of tariffs and uncertainty of commercial policy, the “World Trade Organization warned in its latest report” global trade perspective and statistics “on Wednesday. Based on the currently existing tariffs, including a 90-day suspension of “mutual tariffs”, it is expected that the size of global trade in goods is now to fall by 0.2%.
Freight vessels from China canceling trips
American importers are notified on Increase in canceled cruises according to freight vessels from China: In total 80 empty or canceled, cruises from China were registered by the Freight Company HLS group. The impact of reduced container movement on North America will be significant for many connections in the economy and supply chain, including in companies and logistics companies that transfer freighs.
OPENAI EYES “VIBE CODING” Windsurf tool
Openai talks to pay about $ 3 billion to take over WindsurfCNBC confirmed that the artificial intelligence tool for coding. If the contract took place with Windsurf, it would be by far the biggest takeover of OpenAI. Windsurf is one of the tools, next to the cursor and replication, to which programmers have arrived in recent months for “climate code”, a date for quick assembly of AI models for new software.
(PRO) Still convinced in Dollar: Piper Sandler
The dollar indicator, which measures the green place in relation to the basket of main currencies, fell last week to the lowest point since April 2022. Among the increased uncertainty of Trump's tariffs. More disturbing, the American dollar is usually seen as a safe resource in times of variability, so its weakness raised concerns. Piper Sandler, however, is still some currency – Here's why.
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US President Donald Trump meets with the President of Salvador Nayib Bukele (not in the photo) at the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, USA, April 14, 2025.
Kevin Lamarque Reuters
Wall Street Trading Deshtsing on the variability of Trump's global shock
Banks from Wall Street have just published their largest trade in history, because the months of opening the Trump's term of office led to shocks in asset classes, as institutional investors around the world are positioning the new regime.
Goldman SachsIN Morgan StanleyIN Jpmorgan chase AND Bank of America Everyone has gained record revenues from trade in shares in the first quarter, and the first three generated revenues from around $ 4 billion.
The second time Trump's office was to be good for commercial Wall Street, investment bankers serving acquisitions of a billion dollars and loud IPO offers. Instead, the transactional activity remained summer, and the largest beneficiaries have so far sat on the bank's shopping floors.