Letters to the Editor: Readers reel as Trump's tariffs devour major stock indexes, retirement accounts

Since Donald Trump's protectionist announcements, the prices of most major stock exchanges have deviated.

The global trade dispute launched by US President Donald Trump has had an impact, but not a good one on the stock exchanges: worldwide prices continued to slide downwards before the weekend.

Paris, France. Exchanges in Asia and Europe expanded their losses this Friday following Donald Trump's announcement of new tariffs that make fear of a large-scale trade war at risk of recession and inflation. Tariffs shook the stock markets on Thursday and Wall Street suffered its worst losses since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the dollar sinking against its rivals.In Asia, Tokyo closed losing 2.75% and car giants were the most …

Trump's mega-tariffs unsettled the stock exchanges – US correspondent Michael Wüllenweber calls it a "blood bath." The White House holds on to the price. However, it was by no means reciprocal tariffs: "It's an inch on the trade volume – it's almost a trade-over-customs.

Letters to the Editor: Readers reel as Trump's tariffs devour major stock indexes, retirement accounts

Readers respond negatively to the sweeping tariffs on imported goods and fret that the stock market will continue to decline.

Trump's tariff announcements lead, as on the previous day, to strong break-ins on the stock exchanges. After the US and Asian markets, the Dax also started with significant losses.