前总统唐纳德·特朗普加大对美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的攻击力度,并对贸易政策带来新的不确定性,令投资者感到不安,随后美国股市周一全线下跌。
道琼斯工业平均指数下跌超过971点,跌幅2.48%,标准普尔500指数和纳斯达克综合指数分别下跌超过2.36%和2.55%。科技股大幅下跌引领了此次抛售,特斯拉和英伟达分别下跌7%和6%,亚马逊、AMD和Meta分别下跌约4%。
在一篇 Truth Social 帖子中,特朗普将鲍威尔称为“太晚先生,一个大失败者”,并敦促美联储立即降息。
这位前总统提出了解除鲍威尔职务的想法,引发了人们对央行独立性的质疑。
美元大幅走弱,跌至2022年以来的最低水平,而金价则首次突破每盎司3400美元。
比特币(BTC)也出现上涨,最终稳定在 87,000 美元以上。
Markets are also grappling with heightened trade tensions. China cut back on imports of various U.S. commodities last month, with some items seeing a complete halt in purchases, as tensions in the trade war between the two largest economies escalated.
China issued fresh warnings to countries considering trade deals with the U.S. that could undermine Chinese interests.Â
Since Trump unveiled a new round of tariffs on April 2, the S&P 500 has declined by more than 8%, with the Nasdaq and Dow down by nearly 10% and 9%, respectively.
As earnings season ramps up, investors will be closely watching Tesla and Alphabet reports for signs of further cracks in the economy.