How Stock Market Volatility Signals Business Uncertainty

How Stock Market Volatility Signals Business Uncertainty

In April, $6.6 trillion in market value disappeared in just two days following Donald Trump’s surprise trade policy announcement. This kind of volatility directly expresses hesitation, fear, and risk across the economy. When investors can’t predict what’s coming, markets react. The message is clear: uncertainty is rising fast. Tariffs and Policy Shocks On April 2, 2025, President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs triggered a market crash. Dubb…

Stock Market Ignoring Trump’s Trade War After Wild April Ride

Stock investors are starting to tune out President Donald Trump’s trade war.After frantically pushing share prices higher and lower for weeks on each twist and turn in Trump’s tariff negotiations, investors are now largely ignoring new announcements. Last Friday, for instance, stocks barely budged after Trump said he’d just start imposing rates on many countries soon because his team didn’t have time to negotiate with them all. The same thing ha…