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Trump's Retreat Vs. The Fed, China Is Fueling The S&P 500. The Hard Part Comes Next.

President Trump wants to slash tariffs on China and will let Fed chief Jerome Powell keep his job.

Investors Business Daily

China Says 'Door Open' To Trade Talks After Trump Signals Tariffs Will Fall

Bringing further relief to global markets spooked by his aggressive trade policies, Trump also said on Tuesday he had no intention of firing US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Latin Times

First Thing: US lawmakers decry ‘national disgrace’ of student detentions on visit to Ice jails

Delegation reports poor conditions. Plus, Musk says he will step back slightly from Doge after Tesla profits slide 71%

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Global markets rally after Trump walks back Powell attacks and Bessent looks for China 'de-escalation'

Investor optimism built off Bessent's remarks went into overdrive after President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he had "no intention" of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Fortune

Stocks Set to Extend Rally on Fed Reprieve and Trade Optimism, U.S. PMI Data and Earnings in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +2.01%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +2.51% this morning, extending yesterday’s rally as sentiment got a boost after the Trump administration’s move to alleviate some of the tensions unsettling investors.

Barchart

Trump says US education is getting out of DEI ‘after being in that jungle for a long time’ – as it happened

Executive orders crack down on DEI at US universities but seek to increase affordability and retention at Black colleges. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Chinese PM writes to Japan stressing need to jointly fight Trump’s tariffs

China has reportedly urged Japan for a coordinated response to tariffs imposed on both nations by US president Donald Trump.

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UK private sector shrinks as export orders slump; state borrowing nearly £15bn above official forecast – as it happened

Gloomy business surveys for UK, Europe and US show tariffs starting to take their toll but stocks, dollar rally on hopes of US-China trade deal

The Guardian - UK

Markets rebound as Trump signals cutting China tariffs 'substantially'

Global stock markets experienced a relief rally after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that high tariffs were not sustainable, raising hopes for a de-escalation in the US–China trade war. President Trump confirmed the stance and signalled that tariffs on China would be cut.

Euronews

Trump Says Won't Fire Fed Chief, Signals China Tariffs Will Come Down

Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing the chair of the US Federal Reserve and signalled a "substantial" lowering of tariffs on China -- moves that brought relief to global markets spooked by his aggressive policies.

International Business Times

Trump backs off threat to fire Fed Chair Powell, as stock market surges

Wall Street rallies after US Treasury Secretary says trade war with China ‘unsustainable’.

Al Jazeera

Trump news at a glance: president will be ‘very nice’ to China; Musk to step back from Doge

Donald Trump says tariffs on China will be dropped “substantially” as IMF warns of ‘major negative shock’ from tariffs – key US politics stories from 22 April

The Guardian - US

Trump says China tariffs will drop ‘substantially – but it won’t be zero’

US president says tariffs on imported goods will come down from 145% rate but insists ‘we’re doing fine with China’

The Guardian - UK

Trump, Bessent hint at tariff cooldown

Trump administration officials have changed their tune on tariffs as new forecasts predict dark days ahead

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Stock market rallies after closed-door remarks by Treasury Secretary Bessent

The S&P 500 climbed 2.5% after a broad market selloff on Monday.

Kiplinger

Stock Market Today: Stocks Soar on China Trade Talk Hopes

Treasury Secretary Bessent said current U.S.-China trade relations are unsustainable and signaled hopes for negotiations.

International Business Times

US Treasury Chief Expects China Tariff Impasse To De-escalate

The trade standoff between Washington and Beijing is not sustainable, US Treasury Scott Bessent said Tuesday, predicting the tit-for-tat tariff war would de-escalate soon.

The Independent UK

US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not 'sustainable'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable and expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies

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Bessent Calls U.S.-China Trade War Unsustainable; S&P 500 Bounces

The U.S.-China standoff over tariffs is unsustainable and likely to de-escalate, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

The Guardian - UK

UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’

Bosses from automotive, manufacturing and energy warned MPs about effect of Trump tariffs

Latin Times

Markets Soar As Treasury Secretary Reportedly Says Tariff Standoff With China Is Unsustainable And Set To De-Escalate

Markets are soaring after Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the tariff standoff with China is unsustainable

The Independent UK

UK economic growth forecast slashed as Trump’s tariffs hit Britain harder than Europe

The downgrade to Britain’s growth forecasts heightens the importance of Rachel Reeves securing a trade deal for the UK

The Independent UK

Gloomy economic forecast piles pressure on Reeves to secure trade deal with Trump

NEWS ANALYSIS: IMF downgrade lays bare the impact of Trump’s tariffs, with experts warning there could be more pain to come unless chancellor can secure a US-UK trade deal. Kate Devlin reports

Fortune

Trump had a ‘test case’ for trade negotiations with Japan. The failure to reach a deal now has analysts wondering if any will be signed

Trump’s team had hoped for some quick wins when it came to tariff negotiations. That’s looking increasingly unlikely.

Fortune

Even fellow critics of the Federal Reserve want Trump to back off Powell as stocks and the dollar both slide

When politics interferes with the central bank’s ability to set monetary policy, inflation tends to be the result.

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