🚨 Flash Trade Shock: Trump Hits U.S. & Global Markets with Surprise Tariffs + Rate Cut Promise

What just dropped in the last 60 minutes:

Trump unveiled massive sector-specific tariffs:

  • 100% on branded/pharma imports

  • 50% on kitchen cabinets & bathroom vanities

  • 30% on upholstered furniture

  • 25% on heavy-duty trucks

Simultaneously, he claimed he’d cut interest rates to 2%

Meanwhile, August’s PCE inflation numbers arrived hot: 2.7% headline, 2.9% core — the highest since Feb 2025

This is a date of conflicting signals: tariffs = supply shock that tends to stoke inflation, but rate cuts = easing stance to support growth. The PCE data isn’t helping the “cut now” narrative either.

⚔️ Policy vs Reality Clash:

Tariffs = inflation risk 🔥

Rate cuts = easy money 🪙

Data = inflation still sticky 📈

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