US stock futures decline due to tensions with China over Trump's tariffs

From StockTwits: 2025-04-09 07:32:00

U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday morning, signaling a potential fifth day of losses as Trump tariffs of 104% against China went into effect. Asian markets ended mixed, with the Taiwan Weighted index falling 6.1% and the Nikkei 225 declining 4.1%. US equities saw volatility on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones dropping 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite falling 2.2%. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 1.6%, while Bitcoin (BTC) fell over 3.8% in the past 24 hours. Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood called for a ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ to address liquidity issues as Treasury yields rose to 4.40%.



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