Merchants work on the ground of the New York Inventory Change (NYSE) on the opening bell on Could 27, 2025, in New York Metropolis.
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Inventory futures have been little modified early Wednesday as traders monitor the newest tariff updates from President Donald Trump.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Common slipped 27 factors, or 0.06%. S&P 500 futures misplaced 0.05%, whereas Nasdaq 100 futures have been marginally decrease.
Merchants have been on guard throughout Tuesday’s common session as Trump rolled out new updates to his tariff coverage.
The S&P 500 inched down 0.07%, whereas the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 0.03%. The 30-stock Dow misplaced almost 0.4%. International inventory markets, specifically the Nikkei 225 in Japan and South Korea’s Kospi and Europe’s Stoxx 600 index, posted modest features only a day after Trump introduced sharp tariffs on 14 international locations.
On Tuesday, Trump mentioned in a Reality Social submit that there can be no change or extensions on the raft of duties he introduced on these nations, which embrace Japan and South Korea. The brand new tariff charges vary from 25% to 40% and are set to start on Aug. 1.
Trump on Tuesday additionally introduced a 50% levy on copper imports and hinted that additional sector-specific tariffs will quickly be introduced. He threatened Tuesday afternoon to impose as much as 200% tariffs on prescribed drugs imported into the U.S., however mentioned that he’ll “give folks a few 12 months, 12 months and a half” till the duties go into impact.
“The tariff announcement was a reminder that markets will not be out of the woods. The White Home has probably not achieved their objectives on commerce, and that could possibly be a continued supply of volatility,” mentioned Scott Helfstein, International X head of funding technique.
Along with watching additional tariff coverage developments on Wednesday, merchants shall be monitoring the discharge of the Federal Open Market Committee’s minutes from its final assembly.
