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EU approves first set of retaliatory tariffs - 25% on a range of US goods
[https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/european-union-approves-first-set-of-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-imports.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/european-union-approves-first-set-of-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-imports.html) The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said duties would start being collected from April 15. The response package was unveiled last month targeting a range of goods. “The EU considers US tariffs unjustified and damaging, causing economic harm to both sides, as well as the global economy. The …
What sectors are impacted by tariffs the least?
I think it's clear that large tariffs will effect everything, but what are some things that are affected the least? Sure the stocks may get pulled down but what work will still get done and continue in an environment with less physical trade? Healthcare? Medicine? Waste management? Some kind of …
Make sure you pace yourself
With a drop of 50% from peak confirmed, it is foolish to buy now. Smart money has their buy orders of QQQ at 200, and SPY at 300. Dont catch a falling knife. Better to buy the bottom since time in market beats time in market. There is a lot …
At what point do the derivatives go nuclear?
Thinking back to 2008, there was a lot of talk about the impact from derivatives that were created on top of existing investments. If I understand it correctly, they amplified the market collapse by spreading and amplifying the damage due to leverage. Is there is still a vast derivatives market …
Buy ETF now for the first time?
Is now a decent time to buy my first ETF (SCHD)? I know the market is in chaos. Im 26, and not in the market currently. I know it is very low compared to a month ago. But if I have some spare money, and am willing to put some …
Inverse ETF for short term only?
I've invested a bit in a reverse ETF this week. Doing some reading and sources suggest that because these ETFs are rebalanced daily, they erode in value and are really for short term investing only (ie a day). If I believe the market will continue falling all week, what would …
Best Way to Switch from SPY to VOO?
Getting a few SPY CSPs assigned during this craziness. What's the best way for taxes to switch to VOO? Will vanguard automatically recognize this as a wash sale and deal with the taxes on gains / losses in the future? Only worried about Federal capital gains taxes and sold spy …
Sitting on top of the world (cash guys)
**Warren Buffett has been taking profits and accumulating cash for sometime now, I believe he is sitting on a record amount of cash. Reddit folks be all:** *"Warren Buffet must know something!!"* *"Warren Buffett is the smartest investor evar!"* *"Warren Buffett knowns what he's doing!!!"* **Reddit investor who locked in …
Pure state-level incompetence
For everyone who said this was just an artificially inflated bubble: this isn’t about a market bubble — this is about institutional failure on a national scale. Look at what happened right after Liberation Day — U.S. Treasury yields exploded upward, and not because of growth optimism. It’s a sign …
Is China unloading its US bonds holding?
The huge drop doesn't look like Investors selling to raise liquidity. Possible explanation: China is dumping because it expects the US to renege on its debt (by, say, declaring US treasuries a strategic asset). Not that the great dealmaker ever had any problem walking away from his obligations. Either way, …