Weekly Market Commentary: Tariff Turbulence
03/31/25
Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: 3/31/25
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, "Tariff Turbulence," include:
• Market Decline: The S&P 500 declined 1.5% last week and is on track for its worst quarter since 2022.
• Tariff Impact: The Trump Administration announced 25% tariffs on imports of all cars and certain car parts not made in the U.S., catching markets off guard.
• Inflation: Core PCE rose 0.4% month-over-month, worse than the expected 0.3% increase.
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