Last week, President Trump called for a “straight 50% tariff” on goods coming from the European Union starting on June 1. This feels very similar to what happened with China recently. The emerging pattern appears to be:
- Trump makes headlines with a new tariff threat.
- Markets sour on the news.
- Some deal or delay is announced.
- Investors get bullish again.
Rinse and repeat — at least so far!
With that as a backdrop, let’s see how sector performance shook out last week as investors were nervous about the proposed tariffs on the European Union.
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