We want to welcome in our next guest that is Jay Woods, chief global strategist at Freedom Capital Markets to help make sense of all the girrations in the market. So listen, we had some cracks in the armor here on Wall Street, like the cracks outside from this blizzard. Talk us through um what you've been paying attention in terms of the price action.You say, you know, the floor seems to be cracking. What are you paying attention to there. We all know that ceiling uh you know those round numbers 7,000 in th ...

Tariffs are a tax on businesses, which means you'd expect that if tariffs go up, so do prices. But the effect of President Trump's ever-changing but always aggressive tariff policies didn't cause the huge price hikes and widespread economic damage many feared in 2025. Economists offer several likely explanations. One is all the exceptions and carve-outs the government made after announcing the tariffs. What Trump threatens and what ends up being charged are often very different. Tariffs had a modest impact ...

February 21, 2026 12:06 AM GMT Global Macro Commentary | North America February 20: IEEPA Tariffs Struck Down US Supreme Court overturns IEEPA tariffs; US announces 10% global tariffs instead; modest US rates sell-off amid fiscal concerns, supported by risk-on rotation; soft US 4Q GDP and strong PCE; soft Japan inflation; tariff-exposed EM currencies rally; DXY at 97.8 (-0.1%); US 10y at 4.08 (+1.5bp). | M February 20: IEEPA Tariffs | Strategist Bradley.Tian@morganstanley.com | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | U ...

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Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research n Lunar New Year observations: The Lunar New Year holiday (February 15-23) continues in mainland China. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, during the first four days of the holiday, average daily retail sales increased notably year-over-year, although the longer holiday this year (9 days) vs. last year (8 days) may have played a role. In the first three days, foot traffic and sales in 78 key business districts rose by 4-5% yoy. Separately, the f ...

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a slightly higher open on Tuesday, with stocks likely to regain ground following the sell-off seen in the previous session.Traders may look to pick up stocks at reduced levels following yesterday's slump, which dragged the Dow down to its lowest closing level in a month.Buying interest may be somewhat subdued, however, as uncertainty about tariffs continues to weigh on investors' minds.Traders may also be reluctant to make significant moves ahead of th ...

We are all fancy on Capitol Hill this morning ahead of tonight's State of the Union. Joining us now, Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma, who almost talked me into uh going jacketless cuz it's my brand, right. >> It is your brand.And I just got done working out and so I was thinking I surely I won't have to have a jacket on set and then I walk in, you got to your sleeves aren't rolled up, you got a jacket, you even got it buttoned and I'm like, Joe, who are you. >> I know. I don't know who I am. I don't k ...

Economic themes expected to feature prominently in President Trump's State of the Union address tonight. The speech coming just days after the Supreme Court struck down the president's so-called reciprocal tariffs. Joining us right now is Jason Ferman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and Harvard's Kennedy School professor.Good morning to you. I imagine we will hear a lot about tariffs this evening. Curious is what your reaction to the Supreme Court ruling was and what you think the real imp ...

All three main indexes dropped more than 1% on Monday, with financials and software stocks among the worst hit ‌as the fallout ⁠from Friday's ⁠U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Trump's Trump announced a temporary global tariff of 10% after Friday's ruling, ​which came into effect on Tuesday. He later said the levy would be 15%, but it was unclear when and ​if it would apply."While the direct impact of tariffs may prove temporary from a monetary perspective, the lack of clarity regarding their duration and scope ...

In this article7203.T-JPSAHGMTariff costs are becoming unsustainable for automakers, the president of one of the largest public dealership groups said last week. Like many in the auto industry, Sonic Automotive is warning that sooner or later, prices will rise or automakers will start cutting features to stabilize costs. "The tariffs are too high on some of these brands, and they're going to pass pricing on," Sonic Automotive president Jeff Dyke said on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesda ...