just signed the largest trade deal in history. I think maybe the largest deal in history with Japan. He worked on it long and hard and it's a great deal for everybody.Traders are optimistic today after the White House announced a trade deal with Japan. The US will now impose 15% tariffs on imports including automobiles from Japan as that country creates a $550 billion fund to make investments in the US. The deal spares Japan from a threatened 25% tariff that was set to take effect next. ...

Market Trends & Trade Deals - Positive trade news with Japan is sending stocks higher, with the NASDAQ up approximately 0.67%, the Dow adding roughly 230 points, and the S&P 500 up around 0.3% [5] - President Trump states a trade deal with Japan has been reached, with a 15% tariff rate on imports to the US, boosting shares of automakers like Toyota [11] - Goldman Sachs economists estimate the US effective tariff rate is around 15%, significantly higher than at the start of the year [18] Company Performance & Earnings - AT&T anticipates saving up to $8 billion from this year to 2027 due to the newly signed bill [2][32] - Hilton issued below consensus guidance, partly due to reduced inbound tourism [2][14][49] - Hasbro took a $1 billion impairment charge in Q2 in its toy business due to tariffs, mainly on China [3] - Texas Instruments is experiencing losses despite a Q2 beat, with Q3 outlook projecting 11% sales growth, a slowdown from last quarter [6] - NXP Semiconductors issued Q3 guidance that failed to impress investors, with concerns about growth drivers and lower profit margins, leading to a share decline of about 3% [8][9] - Tesla's earnings are under scrutiny, with Goldman Sachs analysts estimating EPS for Q2 and the year below consensus [4][37] - Otis is issuing soft full-year EPS guidance due to weak demand for new equipment out of China and the Americas [34][35] Meme Stocks & Retail Investor Activity - Renewed meme stock trade is evolving, with moves in Crispy Cream and GoPro [12][13][25] - Doge is up more than 50% and Sheiba Enu is up more than 20% over the last month, indicating frothiness in the market [29] Economic Outlook & Bond Market - Concerns exist about the economic outlook in the second half, with GM calling out weak second-half demand and travel-related stocks showing concerns about lower-end income consumers [46][47] - The US economy is described as K-shaped, with a bifurcation between haves and have-nots at both the consumer and stock levels [48] - The bond market has been relatively quiet, but a flare-up could occur if investors believe the Fed is acquiescing to Trump or if Powell were to leave [50][51][52][59]

The EU plans to quickly hit the US with 30% tariffs on €100 billion ($117 billion) worth of goods if no trade deal is agreed before August 1: https://t.co/bPHmQAQpGK📷: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg https://t.co/v9BA6yMiVH ...

🇪🇺 LATEST: EU prepares €100B counter-plan to match the U.S. 30% tariffs if no trade deal is reached by Aug. 1. https://t.co/buPYijjA7d ...

What's your just initial take on this deal. First, what does it mean for the US markets this deal. What sectors, what areas of this market do you see benefiting.Um, I think it's a great deal for both countries. Um and the reason is that Japan's got a lot of fantastic um technology that it can offer to the US in in areas like semiconductor fabrication um software even some medical technology where Japan has certain diseases specific to the aging society where it can offer a fantastic technology to the US and ...

Stocks Power Ahead as US, Japan Strike Trade Deal. Get market insight on Bloomberg Surveillance. @tomkeene @ptsweeney @LisaMateoTV are LIVE on YouTube. https://t.co/m9IglISGoz ...

US President Donald Trump’s latest trade deal included a familiar, if not somewhat forgotten, demand for Japan to “open their country” to cars imported from the US https://t.co/gJILEv3Cjf ...

Japan’s trade deal with the US is a positive surprise for investors, giving a welcome bit of good news to a country currently gripped by political uncertainty https://t.co/TWL6lsnuhs ...

BREAKING: Trump says the US has reached a trade deal with Japan, setting a 15% tariff on Japanese goods https://t.co/vVPqHMy13u ...

The United States just announced a new trade deal with Japan.Japan will invest $550 billion in America and they will also pay a reciprocal tariff of 15% to the US.Crazy. ...