Business spending dropped sharply in the second quarter. Blame the trade war. ...

In April, talk of a “Sell America” trade picked up steam on Wall Street following the unveiling of President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. US stocks, Treasurys, and the dollar all tumbled at once — an unusual dislocation that shook confidence in America’s safe-haven status. But recent data indicates that investors abroad have actually stuck with US stocks in 2025. From the start of the year to the end of June, foreign investors allocated more than 30% of their US financial assets to equities — near r ...

President Trump’s 100% tariff on imported branded pharmaceuticals is expected to hit American consumers and global drug stocks, but there are loopholes: Generic drugs are excluded, and there are exemptions for companies building U.S. plants. U.S. pharma stocks rose marginally on the news. Asian drug shares were hit hardest. President Trump’s overnight decision to impose a 100% tariff on imported pharmaceuticals starting Oct. 1 is already whacking the stock prices of foreign drug companies as analysts st ...

For the farmers, the changing market share dynamics isn’t personal, it’s just business, according to Ryan Loy, assistant professor and extension economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.Soybeans accounted for nearly 20% of the U.S.’s cash crop receipts in 2024, raking in $46.8 billion, according to data from the USDA. About one quarter of all soybean exports from the U.S. go to China, but retaliatory tariffs from China as a result of the ongoing trade war—which have reached 34%—have ...

But the shift toward more protectionism in the Americas — a reversal from decades of globalization and close cross-border ties in the region — may not convince Trump to budge. While some countries have won tariff cuts and exemptions for certain goods, the US president has cast duties on steel as key to protecting national security and boosting domestic production of the alloy. His trade policies are bolstering the steel industry in the US while pummeling producers abroad, reshaping supply chains as companie ...

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Indians account for more than 70% of all H-1B visas. A steep $100,000 entry fee, paid by employers, for every worker entering the US under the program will effectively gut it, forcing large What should worry Prime Minister Modi more is how the new rule is being implemented. Introduced as a travel restriction, it had the appearance of an economic sanction, an escalation of the punishment the US leader has meted out to a staunch ally in recent months.Also Read: H-1B visa jitters -- Indian techie spends $8,00 ...

FedEx Corp. expects a $1 billion hit from trade volatility this year, underscoring the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the loss of a key exemption for low-value goods.Most of that reduction to adjusted operating profit stems from lower shipments from China to the US — a highly profitable shipping lane that’s been hit hard by tariffs. About $300 million is due to the higher cost of clearing goods through customs, according to FedEx Chief Financial Officer John Dietrich.The costly trade environ ...

The trade war with China was tough on Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors. ...

涉及的行业与公司 * 全球宏观经济与贸易 涉及美国、中国、加拿大、日本、欧元区等主要经济体[1][6][43][50][52] * 金融与投资银行业 花旗研究团队自身及其交易策略[1][7][57] 核心观点与论据 **1 美中贸易战的实际影响低于理论水平** * 美国实际征收的有效关税率仅为9% 远低于理论宣布的17-18%的税率[1][10] * 造成此差距的四个主要原因包括 转运、豁免条款、库存囤积和企业利润率下降 其中豁免条款被判断为最可能的主要因素[1][2][4][12] * 若豁免是主因 则较低的关税影响可能是一种政策选择 意味着未来的贸易战可能更为温和[2][12] **2 转运规模被量化 但并非主因** * 通过分析HS贸易数据 估算在2025年2月至7月期间 通过越南、泰国等亚太国家的转运商品价值约为450亿美元 即每月75亿美元[3][15][24] * 转运活动仅能将有效关税率降低约1% 难以单独解释理论与实际税率之间的巨大差距[14][16] * 转运主要集中在越南和泰国 其部分类别商品的出口增长远超历史平均水平[15][17][19][24] **3 美国商品通胀低迷的原因探究** * 关税篮子通胀率在3个月年化基础上仅为2% 远低于预期[25] * 库存囤积的论据正在减弱 因为超前进口带来的缓冲已接近耗尽（约5-6个月的库存）[32][33] * 企业利润率整体保持韧性 没有明显证据表明企业在大幅吸收关税成本以抑制通胀[35] **4 美国劳动力市场出现疲软信号** * 自2022年底以来 超过60%的累计非农就业增长由医疗和社会护理行业贡献[37][44] * 剔除医疗保健行业后 非农就业人数在过去4个月中有3个月为负值[5][37][40] * 部分医疗就业增长可能源于合同工重新分类为正式雇员 其真实强度存疑 该行业被视作未来劳动力市场进一步疲软的“煤矿中的金丝雀”[37] **5 对主要央行的政策预期与交易策略** * **日本央行与政治**：自民党选举中 Koizumi获胜被视为基本情形 其被视为支持央行政策正常化 重申做多JPY 1y1y利率[6][43][45][47] * **加拿大央行**：鉴于劳动力市场显著疲软（8月就业人数减少65.5k 失业率升至7.1%）和增长背景软化 预计加拿大央行将在9月会议再次降息25个基点并发出持续宽松信号 因此增持加拿大OIS接收头寸[6][52][53][56] * **欧洲央行**：认为其加息周期已结束 但进一步降息也遥遥无期 维持看涨欧元兑美元的观点[50][51] 其他重要内容 * **交易头寸调整**：本周新增15000美元DV01的加拿大12月OIS接收头寸（总风险升至30000） 目标位2.0 观察位上调至2.50 同时平仓了EURIBOR steepener头寸 亏损60万美元[6][9] * **通胀展望**：核心通胀率预计在年底将维持在3%左右 若劳动力市场保持疲软 此通胀水平不太可能阻止美联储降息[29] * **研究方法**：详细披露了识别转运贸易的四个微观标准[22][26]