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Economic calendar in Asia Thursday, April 3, 2025 - China Caixin services PMI
Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 03 April 2025
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Trade ideas thread - Thursday, 3 April, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
Post 'em if ya got 'em!
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GBP/USD rises to test new highs, absorbs Trump tariffs in stride
GBP/USD stepped into fresh bids at six-month highs on Wednesday after the Trump administration unveiled tariffs that overall came in better than many investors had feared based on President Donald Trump’s cavalcade of tariff threats since taking up residence in the White House 72 days ago.
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Canada PM Carney: We will impose counter measures on the United States
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that the country will fight US President Donald Trump's tariffs with countermeasures, per Reuters.
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Macroeconomics

Fitch calculates US tariff rate on all imports is now 22%, up from 2.5% in 2024
Trump's tariff trade war quantified by analysts at Fitch
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Politics
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Recap (so far) - Trump trade war imposes sweeping new tariffs, 54% on China now
Risk has been sold off, yen is higher
SPX

US stock market slammed lower after Trump's trade war tariff announcement
Emini spx500 on Globex are down more than 3%, Nasdaq eminis down more than 4%
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Yen a big, big winner on Trump's tariff trade war announcement
Plenty of losers, but lets get optimistic for a change!
JPY

Trump Announces 10% Baseline Tariff on All Imports: What It Means for Global Markets
In a bold move, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, promising to reshape global trade and fuel U.S. manufacturing.
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Bessent: Trump might be to let things settle for awhile rather than negotiate
Comments from Bessent on Bloomberg
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Trump slams China with a 54% tariff rate
Trump trade war news now, global recession news to follow
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China Stock Market
China
CNH

Canadian dollar jumps as Canada exempted from new US tariffs
Canada and Mexico will continue to be subject to USMCA tariffs
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European Union President von der Leyen to make a statement on US tariffs Thursday morning
20% tariffs applied to the EU
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AUD/USD below 0.6300 after Trump's announcements
On Wednesday's American session, the Australian Dollar pulled back after a brief spike to multi-day highs, with the AUD/USD pair slipping back under the 0.6300 threshold.
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TradeWar

White House: Goods from Mexico and Canada that comply with the USMCA continue to be exempt
More on tariffs and the new world order
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Trump 'auto' tariffs will also include computers, laptops and desktops - report
That wasn't expected
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Its kiss your a** goodbye time for the global economy - massive tariff war declared
Trump imposes 10% minimum tariff and MUCH higher for 60 'worst offender' nations
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USD

US Dollar down as markets asses Trump's words
The US Dollar Index (DXY) moved lower during Wednesday’s session, lingering near the 104.00 area after President Donald Trump confirmed sweeping tariffs on global imports.
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SEO
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TradeWar

USD/JPY trades volatile as Trump imposes 24% tariffs on Japan
The USD/JPY trades volatily as US President Donald Trump announces reciprocal tariffs on Liberation Day, with duties being effective on April 3.
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Majors
TradeWar

Fed's Kugler: I support keeping the policy rate in place as long as inflation risks remain
Federal Reserve (Fed) Board of Governors member Ariana Kugler added her voice to the growing chorus of Fed policymakers cautioning that rising inflation pressures, though still small, will force the Fed to stand pat on interest rates for the time being.
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Fed's Kugler: Latest data indicate progress towards 2% inflation may have stalled
Comments from Kugler
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Surge of buying into the USD, risk slapped back down, as Trump announces huge tariffs
The Wall Street Journal reported a 10% across the board tariff - but this was incomplete
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USD

EUR/USD jumps to two-week highs on Trump tariff announcements
EUR/USD lurched higher late Wednesday, tapping its highest bids in ten consecutive trading days after market sentiment reacted positively to better-than-expected tariff levels from the Trump administration.
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Politics

Trump tariff rates - more details - HUGE tariffs announced
25% on all imports from South Korea, 26% from India, 20% from EU
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Gold price seesaws above $3,100 as Trump announces tariffs on China
Gold price tumbles and trades volatile within the $3,100 - $3135 as US President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs worldwide, with the details pending of being released.
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TradeWar

Trump says will sign reciprocal tariffs executive order
Trump speech on more tariffs
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Not many leaks in the final countdown to tariffs
Forex news for North American trading on Apr 2, 2025
Session wrap
Wrap Nth America

The roadmap for some of the major currency pairs through the tariff news
What levels are key and why for some of the major currency pairs.
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USD

Gold price holds above $3,130 as Trump unleashes tariff barrage
Gold price extends its gains on Wednesday, remaining near all-time highs as market participants wait for US President Donald Trump's tariff plans at around 20:00 GMT.
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Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis
SEO

Senate budget committee increases deficit by up to $1.5 trillion for Trump tax cut
They're going to do it with deficits
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