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U.S. Markets Give Back Gains as Trump Escalates Tariffs

Investors are turning to JPMorgan Chase’s upcoming results for clues on business resilience under renewed trade-policy uncertainty.

Overview

  • U.S. futures and major indices slipped about 0.5% after President Trump announced a 35% tariff on Canadian imports and floated 15%–20% duties on other trading partners.
  • Indian benchmarks Sensex and Nifty extended a three-session slide as global trade-policy uncertainty weighed on sentiment.
  • Weekly U.S. initial jobless claims fell to an eight-week low, reinforcing signs of strength in the labor market.
  • Shares of Delta Air Lines stayed near recent highs after forecasting stronger profits and Nvidia maintained its valuation above $4 trillion.
  • The second-quarter earnings season kicks off Tuesday with JPMorgan Chase’s report, which investors view as a key gauge of trade-war impacts on corporate results.