Why trump’s ‘eye-watering’ tariffs will keep markets on edge

Why trump’s ‘eye-watering’ tariffs will keep markets on edge

Play all audios:

Loading...

President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs leave markets wondering how much economic pain the White House may be willing endure following his “liberation day” announcement Wednesday, according to Adam Hetts, global head of multiasset at Janus Henderson. The “eye-watering tariffs on a country-by-country basis scream 'negotiation tactic,' which will keep markets on edge for the foreseeable future,” Hetts said in emailed comments about the tariffs, which Trump announced after the U.S. stock market closed. “Fortunately, this means there's substantial room for lower tariffs from here, albeit with a 10% baseline in place,” said Hetts. “Now the big question is how much tolerance [the administration] has for true economic pain as negotiations unfold.”

President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs leave markets wondering how much economic pain the White House may be willing endure following his “liberation day” announcement Wednesday, according


to Adam Hetts, global head of multiasset at Janus Henderson. The “eye-watering tariffs on a country-by-country basis scream 'negotiation tactic,' which will keep markets on edge


for the foreseeable future,” Hetts said in emailed comments about the tariffs, which Trump announced after the U.S. stock market closed. “Fortunately, this means there's substantial


room for lower tariffs from here, albeit with a 10% baseline in place,” said Hetts. “Now the big question is how much tolerance [the administration] has for true economic pain as


negotiations unfold.”