The Trump Tariffs Are Having a Noticeable Impact on the Stock Market and It's Raising a Big Red Flag Right Now
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-16 11:35
The immediate impact of President Trump's tariff announcements on the stock market last April was hard to miss. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) experienced one of its worst two-day declines in history following the announcement. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) fared even worse. The only thing that prevented the indexes from falling into bear-market territory was the President's reversal of many of the tariffs announced just days prior. Many of the planned tariffs went into effect after a few modi ...