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🔴 BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇸 & China 🇨🇳 slash tariffs after Geneva talks.

➡️ U.S. from 145% → 30%
➡️ China from 125% → 10%

Trade war on pause (90 days).

Probable Winners: $NVDA $TSM $SPY
Probable Losers: $GLD $TLT
#markets #macronews #China #SPY

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For investors, policymakers, and risk managers — the stakes are high.

If true, this may mark the start of a real shift in Russia’s stance... or just the beginning of a new hybrid phase of war.

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Meanwhile, #Zelenskyy remains firm on #Crimea:

“It’s our land — nothing to negotiate.”

But signals suggest backchannel talks continue.

#Putin may be trading territory for legitimacy.

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European officials fear this is a pressure move.

“There’s a lot of pressure on Kyiv right now to give up so Trump can claim victory,” said one source to the FT.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 The timing is also no coincidence: Trump wants a win before Day 100.

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3/ Some of those conditions?

Recognition of Russian control over Crimea

No NATO membership for Ukraine

Formal ceasefire + peacekeeping force (non-NATO)

Western sanctions relief

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In a meeting with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, Putin said he could drop claims on parts of 4 Ukrainian regions Russia does not fully control.

He also reiterated a desire to end the war if certain “conditions” are met.

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Putin offers to halt the Ukraine invasion along the current front line.

US reportedly floats recognising Crimea as part of peace deal efforts.

A tactical retreat - or a trap? Here's what this really means: 🧵

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5️⃣ Luxury hit by weak $USD & gold surge 👜
High-end stocks like $MC.PA, $RMS.PA feel pressure. Price hikes loom in U.S. and China.
💸 Fewer tourists, tougher margins.

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4️⃣ Crypto to banks 🏦➡️💻
$COIN, Circle, BitGo eye charters under Trump’s pro-bitcoin push. Stablecoins now knocking on Wall Street’s door.
💥 TradFi meets DeFi.

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3️⃣ EV arms race ⚡
$CATL unveils 5-min fast-charge battery with 520km range. Ahead of $BYD, $TSLA, $MBG.
🌍 Global rollout speed is key.

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2️⃣ Germany’s €1tn stimulus 🚧
Merz’s mega-budget shifts EU state aid rules. Czech, Belgian firms may ride the tailwinds in infra/defense.
🔎 Cross-border play emerging.

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Biotech rebound. EV battery shock. €1tn German stimulus. Luxury stocks hit. All signal.

1️⃣ Germany’s €1tn spending reshapes EU industrial policy
➡️ State aid rules easing
➡️ Cross-border suppliers in CZ, BE, NL stand to win
🔁 Defense & green tech supply chains = growth track

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The dollar’s collapse is now the rest of the world’s problem

📉 ICE USD Index down 8% YTD

📉 Exporters hurt

📉 Earnings from U.S. worth less abroad

Central banks are under pressure to cut

🔗 https://t.co/zxOnfPUqvP…

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Car sales soar — but don’t get excited

📈 +5.7% in March as buyers rush in pre-tariffs

Trump’s 25% auto import tax hits in April

💸 EVs could cost $12k more

Downturn ahead? Very likely.

🔗 https://t.co/3R0Pv1FjdS…

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AI Chips War: Nvidia & AMD crushed by new U.S. export rules

Nvidia alone expects a $5.5bn hit.

🇨🇳 Chinese firms rushed to buy before the crackdown.

U.S. now blocking China from building next-gen AI.

🔗 https://t.co/olFNoDumuq…

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Meanwhile, the ECB just CUT rates to 2.25%

This is their 7th cut since June. Why?

📉 Slowing growth

📦 Trump’s global tariffs

📈 Euro strength hurting exports

🔗 https://t.co/CZtRcZzK6V…

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Trump turns up the heat on Fed chair Powell

Says his “termination can’t come fast enough.”

Powell fires back: "We’re not influenced by political pressure."

The Fed’s message? No rate cut yet. Inflation still sticky.

🔗 https://t.co/4VQQad0xa7…