CNBC Daily Open: Tariffs steal spotlight as AI frenzy seems to fade

After a fewer weeks of aggravated absorption connected whether determination is an AI bubble successful the markets oregon not, a recurrent quality of 2025 has emerged to the fore: tariffs. 

On Friday stateside, tech stocks recovered somewhat aft the Nasdaq deed its lowest level successful astir 3 weeks, possibly indicating that the AI-fueled volatility could beryllium nearing an end. 

However, conscionable arsenic AI steps distant from the spotlight, tariffs participate the stage, similar the adjacent enactment successful a Shakespearean play. 

The Trump medication reached a woody with Switzerland Friday stateside to little duties connected Swiss exports to 15% from 39%, successful instrumentality for a $200 cardinal concern successful the U.S. by the extremity of 2028. 

On the homefront, Trump besides started to rotation backmost tariffs connected goods specified arsenic coffee, fruits and definite beef products aft acknowledging that prices, specifically coffee, "were a small spot high."

These rollbacks people a crisp reversal successful stance for the U.S. President and his officials, which said that tariffs volition not rise prices. 

In a way, the U.S. President whitethorn effort to alteration the laws of authorities with his sweeping tariff moves, but adjacent helium cannot alteration the laws of economics.

Epstein files release. U.S. President Donald Trump called connected Republicans successful Congress to ballot to merchandise files related to deceased convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein, a crisp reversal from previous absorption wrong his interior circle.

Alibaba reportedly helping China military. Alibaba is helping the Chinese military to people the U.S., according to a White House memo, the Financial Times reported Friday. "The assertions and innuendoes successful the nonfiction are wholly false," Alibaba said successful a connection to CNBC connected the FT report.

Japan GDP falls. Japan's economy contracted by a smaller-than-expected 1.8% successful the 3rd 4th connected an annualized basis, with maturation successful backstage and authorities depletion limiting the decline. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP successful the 3 months to September contracted for the archetypal clip successful six quarters, falling 0.4%.

Nasdaq recovers. The tech dense index rebounded connected Friday arsenic investors bought up shares of cardinal exertion stocks, a time aft the radical led Wall Street to its worst time successful much than a month. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday arsenic investors assessed rising friction betwixt Japan and China. 

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