The Final Tally: Trump’s Tariff Tornado Touches Down

Well, ladies and gentlemen, Trump just pulled out the tariff bazooka again, and this time, he’s aiming at everybody. The White House confirmed that, starting Saturday, Mexico, Canada, and China will all be paying the price for… well, existing. As you can imagine, Wall Street did not react with applause… stocks promptly tripped over themselves as trade war fears made an unwanted comeback (reminds me of my ex who “just wanted to talk” but really just wanted to ruin my week).

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made it official… 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on China (because nothing says “stable economy” like a good ole import tax hike). Indexland responded as you would expect… The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, the Dow stumbled 0.5%, and the Nasdaq clung to gains by the skin of its teeth (probably praying Trump doesn’t apply tariffs on software updates next).

Earlier in the day, the market was actually feeling pretty good. Apple had solid earnings, inflation data wasn’t a horror show (yes, the bar is low), and traders were pumping sunshine and rainbows. Then Trump swung in with his tariff hammer, and suddenly none of that mattered. Now, the S&P and Nasdaq have closed with weekly losses, while the Dow is barely hanging in the green.

Trump also took a moment to warn BRICS nations that if they dare abandon the dollar, they’ll get hit with 100% tariffs (you have to love the confidence). The dollar, on the other hand, is on a heater, closing its best week since November (does this mean the big money is expecting a correction soon?).

Over at the Fed headquarters, Jerome Powell is watching this economic circus unfold with the expression of a man who knows he’s about to get blamed for all of it. As far as the biggest story of the week, Wall Street and retail traders are still licking their wounds from the DeepSeek AI panic, which sent everyone into a brief existential crisis about Nvidia’s future. And just in case you thought we’d moved on… nope. Nvidia sank another 3% today, proving that the market is still having trust issues.

And because chaos loves company, Walgreens decided to cancel its quarterly dividend, sending its stock off a cliff with an 11% drop (retirees who rely on dividend income, please form an orderly line to scream into the void). Oh, and don’t forget, January’s jobs report is right around the corner (February 7th).

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