Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) fell 9.7% in the afternoon session after China imposed a 34% tariff on all U.S. imports amid escalating trade war tensions. This was partly in response to the "reciprocal tariffs" announced by the Trump administration the previous day, with levies on Chinese goods estimated to be as high as 50%.
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Wall Street's decline blamed on tech stocks, not Trump's tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says reassessment of AI valuations triggered selloff.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled patience on rate cuts amid rising uncertainty, while U.S. President Donald Trump framed the current moment as an opportunity to lower borrowing costs and sustain economic momentum.
China’s tariffs target a broad swath of U.S. goods and came alongside other punitive measures, including an expanded “unreliable entities list” and an antitrust investigation into DuPont.
Financial analyst Tom Lee from Fundstrat Global Advisors provided his analysis on the market’s response and potential tactics behind the White House’s actions.
