Exchange after Trump’s customs package on a downfall – sell investors

Donald Trump’s radical customs policy is noticeable on the stock exchanges: the leading index Dow Jones Industrial lost 3.98 percent to 40,545.93 points. That was the greatest percentage loss in more than three years. The stock market barometer slipped to the lowest level since September last year.

The losses on the Nasdaq exchange characterized by large technology titles were even greater. The Nasdaq 100 dropped by 5.4 percent to 18,521.48 points and also fell to the lowest level since September 2024.

A number of chipacties broke up in double digits. In the Börsen year 2025 there is now a loss of almost 12 percent for the index. The S&P 500 market width slipped by 4.84 percent to 5,396.52 points.

Trump announces the fight with a huge customs package trading partners in all over the world. His government introduces new flat -rate tariffs of ten percent to imports from all countries. For many states, significantly higher punitive levies should apply depending on the trade deficit. New tariffs of 20 percent are planned for imports from Germany and other countries of the European Union to the United States.

Investors worldwide are now afraid that the global economy could take serious damage – including those in the United States itself, since prices are likely to increase because many consumer goods become more expensive. “This leads to a difficult balancing act for the US Federal Reserve,” said Thomas Gitzel from VP Bank. On the one hand, the inflation rates are likely to rise through the tariffs, and on the other hand, the US economy is threatening to cool down even under the customs load.

According to the Swiss bank’s investment strategists, the real gross domestic product of the United States could decrease by 1.5 to 2 percentage points this year, while inflation could increase to almost 5 percent if the tariffs are not withdrawn soon. It fit into the picture that a survey in the important US service sector was significantly weaker than expected.

The already great uncertainty is likely to increase, since Trump’s policy exposes the financial markets of strong fluctuations. The US dollar against all important currencies came under pressure on the foreign exchange market.

“Apparently, investors see mainly risks for the United States,” wrote the Dekabank foreigners. Investors fled into systems that are considered safe. Ten-year-old US papers have reached the highest level since October last year.

There were only losers among the “glorious seven”, the seven largest and most important tech companies. The strongest for Apple was down with a minus of more than 9 percent. The stocks mainly suffered from the fact that China is an important production location for the iPhone and Mac manufacturer. Customs is now likely to be due on these components.

The courses from chip manufacturers broke up, the papers of large producers such as Microchip Technology, Micron, Broadcom and NXP Semiconductors lost in two digits. Qualcomm and analogous devices each lost more than 9 percent.

Intel shares withdrawn from the downward trend in the chip sector and rose by 2.1 percent. The triggers were triggered by an industry report on a cooperation between Intel with the Taiwanese chip giant TSMC.

Other industries with global supply chains also got under the bikes. The construction vehicle manufacturer Caterpillar and the Boeing aircraft manufacturer hit the construction vehicle manufacturer Caterpillar in the leading index Dow.

Consumer goods producers and clothing manufacturers such as Nike with minus 14.4 percent and Foot easily with minus 15.4 percent were also seriously affected. Both stocks fell to the lower part of several years.