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At China's largest trade fair, exporters say US markets are 'frozen'

Candice Li says that after Washington raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 145%, U.S. orders for the medical devices her firm is making have vanished. Li was at her firm's booth at the Canton Fair, China's biggest trade expo held twice-a-year in the southern city of Guangzhou, where more than 30,000 exhibitors showcase their products over an area larger than 200 football fields. This was the first such fair China has held since U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs in excess of 100% on China and of at least 10% on the rest of the world earlier this month.

India Is First Major Market to Erase Losses From April 2 Tariffs

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Stocks Get a Boost From Reprieve on Auto Tariffs: Markets Wrap

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Global investors dump holdings of US stocks at record pace, BofA survey says

Respondents to BofA's monthly survey of fund managers were a net 36% underweight U.S. equities, the most in nearly two years, a number that has plunged by 53 percentage points since February, the biggest such fall on their records. The trend looks set to continue, as a record number of respondents also said they intended to cut allocations to U.S. equities. U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans have sparked a selloff in U.S. assets, including stocks, the dollar and Treasury bonds.

Wall Street ticks higher in a rare quiet day following weeks of tariff turmoil

U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday in a rare quiet day for financial markets, for now at least. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in afternoon trading, though it’s been prone to huge swings not just day to day but also hour to hour. The day before, it went from a gain of 1.8% to a slight loss back to a gain as it struggled to keep up with shifts in President Donald Trump’s trade war, which economists warn could cause a global recession unless it’s scaled back.