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Good afternoon and welcome to Markets Desk, your end-of-week read on the stories moving money.
President Trump rattled the auto sector Friday, announcing he would raise tariffs on European-built cars to twenty-five percent, up from the fifteen percent rate negotiators had worked down to. Trump cited non-compliance from EU members, and markets felt it immediately, with vehicle manufacturers among the session's sharpest laggards, falling nearly two percent on the day. Wabash National dropped almost fifteen percent, and NIO shed nearly eight, dragging the broader group lower as traders priced in the downstream risk to supply chains and margins.
Pulling in the opposite direction, computer peripherals and advertising stocks provided some shelter on a choppy tape. Xerox Holdings surged more than ten percent, leading the peripherals group up over four percent, with Seagate adding nearly six. It was a reminder that even in a tariff-rattled session, pockets of the market found footing.
And keeping an eye on commodities, oil traders are flagging a potential crunch point roughly one month out, as global stockpiles continue to draw down. The Financial Times is reporting warnings of further price jumps and, in their words, huge pain ahead, as consumption cuts struggle to keep pace with tightening supply. Energy markets will be worth watching closely into the summer.
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