🚨 MARKETS IN MELTDOWN! August 1 Sell-Off Explained 🔥
Here's what triggered the bloodbath 👇
🧨 1. Trump's Tariff Bomb Drops
No more bluffing—President Trump finally enforced 10%+ tariffs on global imports (EU, China & more).
Markets expected another "TACO" (Trump Always Chickens Out)... but this time, he didn’t 🍗❌
Result? 🔴 Global risk-off, massive panic.
📉 2. Weak Earnings = Big Red Flags
Heavy hitters like Alphabet, UPS & Intel reported disappointing numbers.
Add in:
🇯🇵 BoJ’s surprise rate hike
🇺🇸 Weak U.S. labor data (July 26)
That’s a perfect storm for a sell-off.
⚠️ 3. Markets Were Overbought
S&P 500 RSI hit 76 before the crash.
Translation: Too hot. No support. Time to correct. 📉
💣 4. Tariffs = Inflation Spike?
Inflation already at 2.7% YoY.
New tariffs might push it higher → kills hopes of Fed rate cuts 💔
That means higher prices + slower growth = Stagflation risk.
💥 5. Bond Chaos
Treasuries went wild—first yields dipped, then surged.
Why?
🧠 “Genius Act” now forces stablecoins to hold Treasuries = extra demand, extra stress.
🌍 6. Global Contagion
🇯🇵 Nikkei down 7%
🇪🇺 STOXX 600 down 8.4%
🛢️ Brent oil: $63.15
🪙 Copper plunges
The pain isn’t just in the U.S.
🔮 What’s Next?
Here’s what could move markets this week: 🗓️ Aug 1–7 → Emergency Fed action?
📊 Aug 1–2 → Earnings: Apple, Amazon, Exxon
🤝 Ongoing U.S.–EU trade talks & G7 emergency meeting
🧠 TL;DR
August is looking volatile AF.
This isn’t just noise—real structural risk is back.
🔎 Watch the Fed, yield curve, & trade negotiations.
💼 Stay diversified, stay calm—don’t sell into fear.
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