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U.S. banal futures fell Monday aft President Donald Trump said that tariffs are acceptable to spell into effect Aug. 1, not July 9.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid by 53 points, oregon 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively.
In an interrogation with reporters Sunday, Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were asked to clarify erstwhile tariffs are acceptable to spell into effect. In response, Lutnick said, "Tariffs spell into effect Aug. 1. But the president is mounting the rates, and the deals, close now." Trump nodded successful approval.
Earlier successful the day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said successful an interview connected CNN's "State of the Union" that tariffs volition instrumentality to April 2 levels connected Aug. 1 if determination is nary advancement connected signing a woody with the U.S.
Investors had been expecting tariff rates to spell into effect this week. Trump's archetypal 90-day reprieve connected the April "reciprocal" tariffs for astir U.S. trading partners was acceptable to extremity Tuesday.
Adding to commercialized worries, Trump besides threatened an further 10% tariff connected countries that align with the "Anti-American policies of BRICS," which refers to emerging marketplace countries including Brazil, Russia, India and China. Trump did not elaborate connected immoderate circumstantial argumentation of BRICS.
The announcement came arsenic the group's gathering is underway successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In caller years, the radical has sought to determination distant from its dependance connected the U.S. dollar.
Wall Street is coming disconnected a winning week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing astatine all-time highs Friday successful portion due to the fact that of assurance the Trump medication volition not instrumentality the astir terrible tariffs it announced backmost successful April. In caller days, the White House had called the July commercialized deadlines "not critical."
"Ultimately, commercialized negotiations usually instrumentality a agelong clip to negotiate; escaped commercialized arrangements the US negotiated person taken an mean of 3 years," Rajeev Sibal, elder planetary economist astatine Morgan Stanley, wrote past week. "While the negotiations that are presently taking spot are apt to beryllium narrower than a afloat fledged escaped commercialized agreement, the humanities precedent remains informative."
Investors interest that an equity marketplace astatine all-time highs could go much volatile arsenic commercialized updates look from the White House, particularly if the negotiations effect successful higher tariffs than expected. But others stay assured the banal marketplace rally tin continue, betting that companies successful the upcoming net play volition beryllium capable to wide debased expectations if they show the quality to navigate tariffs.
"I hold with anybody who says that, 'Look, we've reshaped immoderate of the economical flows astir tariffs,' but that's an upside communicative due to the fact that if it plays retired better, that's an net surprise," Tom Lee, caput of probe astatine Fundstrat Global Advisors, told CNBC's "Closing Bell" connected Thursday. He added: "This is the astir hated V-shaped rally."
— CNBC's Erin Doherty contributed to this report.
Trump threatens further 10% tariff connected countries that align with BRICS policies
Trump connected Sunday threatened to adhd an further 10% tariff connected countries that aligned with "Anti-American policies" of BRICS countries.
"Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, volition beryllium charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There volition beryllium nary exceptions to this policy," Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social Sunday evening stateside.
Trump's station came aft the bloc, which met successful Brazil, voiced "serious concerns astir the emergence of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures which distort commercialized and are inconsistent with WTO rules." It besides warned that the "proliferation of trade-restrictive actions" could disrupt the planetary economy.
— Anniek Bao
European shares unfastened mixed
We're 10 minutes into the archetypal trading league of the week, and European stocks are trading successful mixed territory.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was past seen hovering conscionable beneath the flatline, with nary statement question among determination sectors.
Major bourses are besides moving successful other directions, with London's FTSE 100 down 0.1%, the French CAC 40 small changed, and Germany's DAX gaining 0.4%.
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Trump confirms that tariffs volition spell into effect Aug. 1
U.S. President Donald Trump stands adjacent to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, arsenic helium speaks to members of the media, upon his accomplishment astatine Morristown Airport, successful Morristown, New Jersey, connected July 6, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and high-ranking Cabinet officials confirmed that tariffs volition spell into effect Aug. 1, not July 9.
Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were asked successful an interrogation with excavation reporters Sunday to clarify erstwhile the caller higher tariffs rates volition beryllium implemented. Lutnick responded, "Tariffs spell into effect Aug. 1. But the president is mounting the rates, and the deals, close now." Trump assented with the statement.
Earlier successful the day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said successful an interview connected CNN's "State of the Union" that tariffs announced backmost successful April volition spell into effect connected Aug. 1 for those countries that person yet to scope an statement with the U.S. He said duties volition "boomerang" backmost to higher April 2 levels if determination is nary progress.
As of Sunday, Trump's April 9 executive order which established the July 9 tariff implementation day did not look to person been formally revised. While the president has wide tariff powers, the April 9 bid would typically beryllium replaced with a caller bid establishing the Aug. 1 date.
The White House did not instantly reply to a question from CNBC astir whether the president planned to contented a caller enforcement bid earlier July 9.
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Stock futures unfastened little Sunday
U.S. banal futures opened little Sunday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid by 110 points, oregon 0.3%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.3% and 0.3%, respectively.
— Sarah Min