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Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Sell Off Sharply Following Tariff Announcement

04/07/25

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: April 7, 2025

Each week, our Wealth Management team analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Equity Markets Sell Off Sharply Following Tariff Announcement," include:

  • Equity markets fell sharply in the wake of the Trump Administration’s sweeping tariff announcement that exceeded most expectations.
  • President Trump detailed widespread levies on most US trading partners including a 10% minimum rate on all imports and higher rates were announced on many US trading partners.
  • Although stocks have traded off in recent days, downside risk remains for equities as earnings estimates will likely be cut.

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