Summary
U.S. stocks suffered a historic collapse as Trump’s sweeping tariffs triggered panic over inflation and recession. The Dow fell 2,231 points, the S&P 500 dropped 6%, and the Nasdaq entered a bear market.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the 10% import tariffs and retaliatory moves from China, including a 34% tariff on U.S. goods, will hurt growth and raise prices.
Economists cut U.S. growth forecasts below 1%, projecting households could face $1,900 in added costs.
The sell-off erased $2.7 trillion in value and marked the worst two-day market drop since March 2020.
I sold all my stock in my 401k and bought bonds. Fidelity then started bitching that my portfolio was too conservative. Fuck you fidelity. I’m up .5% just this friday