📰 Market Headlines

Equity markets oscillated over the weekend, with major indexes showing modest recovery amid early losses.

• The IMF prepared to cut global growth forecasts after President Trump’s tariffs triggered inflation risks and slowed activity.

Treasury yields and cautious sentiment muted global market performance despite strong corporate results.

The Atlanta Braves faced a $19 million tax burden as new fiscal rules squeezed margins for publicly traded teams.

Traders drove volumes higher as President Trump's renewed tariff talks stirred mixed market reactions.

Heading into this week, futures are down, largely due to uncertainty and concerns around Tariffs. With nobody really knowing where Tariffs will go and when, the uncertainty and inability to accurately forecast or plan is part of the concern for many.

Will the “Tariff War” be over by 2028? Despite uncertainty, many economists think the answer is that Tariffs will land somewhere in the middle - higher than they were before Trump’s 2nd term began (especially with China), but lower than they are now.

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Check out your Crystal Ball. What’s going to happen with the “Tariff War” between now and 2028?

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📊 Earnings this week

Market movers

• Capital One's merger with Discover Financial cleared regulatory hurdles, moving the $35 billion deal closer to completion.

• Volvo cut up to 800 jobs across three US locations, citing market uncertainty and tariff impacts.

• A federal judge blocked the CFPB from laying off 90% of its staff.

• DHL suspended global shipments over $800 to US consumers due to new customs rules.

• Buick's revival hit headwinds as tariffs threatened price hikes on top-selling models from South Korea and China.

• Google announced plans to appeal parts of the court decision finding it liable for monopolizing publisher ad servers and exchanges.

 📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis

🎤 What you said last time

“Unreliable negotiator at the helm with Trump, maybe they do get something done, but I doubt it helps the average American anywhere near as much as the money spent on school lunches or affordable housing. Time will tell, but this whole process has stank to high heaven.”

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