The REAL global crisis isn’t a war—It’s a full-on tariff apocalypse in 2025.
We’re talking over $4T in global trade on the line.
Markets could see $3T+ wiped out. Crypto? Nuked. Stocks? Wrecked.
Let’s break it down from the beginning
1/ It all kicked off in 2018.
Trump dropped a 25% tariff bomb on $300B worth of Chinese goods.
Said China was jacking America’s IP and trashing the trade balance.
Then came more: 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum!
2/ Even Canada, Mexico and the EU got pulled into the mess.
China clapped back with tariffs on U.S. soybeans and pork.
The EU went after Harley-Davidson and Bourbon.
By 2020, there was a shaky “Phase One” deal to cool things off.
3/ Now it’s 2025 and Trump’s back in the driver’s seat.
Day 1 was Straight chaos.
He hits:
• 25% on all Canadian and Mexican imports
• Adds 10% to existing China tariffs, pushing them to 30%
Markets? Panic.
• Dow tanks 670 points
• Crypto loses $400B overnight
• $2.2B in liquidations
• Bitcoin slides to $97K
• Memecoins are down 14–26%
4/ March 4 rolls around. It gets worse.
The U.S. throws more fuel on the fire:
• China tariffs now at 34%
• Canada and Mexico still at 25%
• Autos, steel, aluminum? Major targets
China responds fast:
• 10–15% on U.S. wheat, corn, soybeans
Market reaction:
• Dow down -1.69%, S&P -1.97%, Nasdaq -2.7%
• $1T in stocks vanishes
• Crypto loses $200B more, with $700M liquidated
5/ April 2: Trump coins it “Liberation Day.”
He pulls a wildcard—A 10% universal tariff on everything imported into the U.S.
That’s $3T worth of goods. Also announces: “Reciprocal tariffs” starting April 9
Whatever you tax the U.S., the U.S. will tax back.
Markets briefly cheer… and then reality kicks in. Hard.
6/ April 3 hits like a tidal wave.
The U.S. slaps China with a 34% reciprocal tariff—Total now at a whopping 54%.
Markets don’t take it well:
• S&P and Dow drops 4.85%
• Nasdaq crashes 6%
• $2.4T in stock value gone
• Bitcoin tumbles to $81K
• Altcoins down 6–11%
• $300B in liquidations
7/ Then Canada fires back.
U.S. throws 25% on Canadian autos, steel, and aluminum.
Canada hits right back:
• 25% on U.S. cars and trucks
• Worth $5.7B annually
Markets brace for another $500B+ loss.
8/ Mexico isn’t just watching—they join the brawl.
U.S. hits them with the same 25% tariffs on key exports.
Mexico claps back (announced March 9, active April 6):
• Likely 25% on U.S. fuel and cars
9/ Then the EU enters the battlefield.
U.S. slaps 20% on all EU goods, 25% on cars
EU is prepping their own response for mid-April:
• 20–25% on U.S. orange juice, jeans, steel
• Euro stocks drop 4%
• STOXX 600 down 2.57%
• U.S. stocks take another hit
10/ Japan and South Korea? Also caught in the storm.
• Japan gets 24% tariffs, 25% on autos
• South Korea sees 25% across the board
• Nikkei drops 2.7%
• Korean stocks slide
Southeast Asia gets wrecked:
• Vietnam hit with 46%
• Cambodia: 49%
• Myanmar: 40%+
Vietnam’s stock market drops 6.7%
Cambodia’s poverty rate (already 17.8%) expected to climb
11/ India and Taiwan can’t escape this either.
• India slapped with 27%
• Taiwan with 32%
India holds up thanks to cheap oil. Taiwan? Not so lucky.
Tech gets hammered—Apple alone loses $311B in value (9.2%).
12/ Bonus: E-comm loophole closed + Venezuela sanctions
April 2, the U.S. kills the $800 import loophole:
• Temu & Shein? Toast.
• Amazon shares dip.
Also hints at “secondary tariffs” on anyone buying Venezuelan oil/gas.
13/ Global retaliation goes full beast mode.
• April 10: China hits all U.S. goods with 34%
• March 4: Already taxed U.S. agriculture 10–15%
Dow futures tank 1,100 points.
Markets expect another $500B in losses.
Crypto? Drops another $100B–$200B.
14/ Canada’s not done.
• March 4: 25% on $20.7B worth of U.S. goods
• April 3: Auto tariffs escalate the fight
By April 4, U.S. markets are still bleeding.
Mexico, EU, and UK all lining up retaliation too.
• EU plans a major strike mid-April
• UK? Drafted a 417-page tariff list—meat, whiskey, bikes, you name it.
15/ Let’s do the math:
Total losses = $5.2–$5.3 TRILLION
• Feb 1: $400B stocks + $400B crypto
• Mar 4: $1T stocks + $200B crypto
• Apr 3: $2.4T stocks + $300B–$400B crypto
• Apr 4: $500B projected stocks + $100B–$200B crypto
Final tally:
• $4.3T stocks
• $1T crypto
• $3B+ in liquidations
16/ The fallout is brutal:
• Every U.S. household gets hit with a $2,100/year tax bill
• New car? Expect to pay $4K more
• U.S. GDP drops -0.8%
• Global growth slows to 3.3%
• Cambodia’s exports get annihilated
• Trump’s political allies? Under serious pressure
17/ What comes next?
• Escalation: China might restrict rare earth exports. EU might go after Big Tech
• Negotiation: Countries have until April 9 to strike deals
• Recession odds: JPMorgan says 60% chance
• Adaptation: Will supply chains shift? Or will U.S. manufacturing finally boom?
18/ Wrap it up:
This isn’t just trade drama. It’s an economic war.
2018: Small China spat
2025: Full-blown global tariff battlefield
• 10% universal tariffs
• 54% on Chinese goods
• 25% on Canada, Mexico, EU, more
Is this really “Liberation Day” or just the first domino of a global recession?
That’s the thread—thanks for sticking with me!
The game has changed.