The US shares rushed between profits and losses on Monday before the new round promised from President Donald Trump’s tariff on April 2, which was dubbed “Liberation Day.”
Pasar rollercoaster comes the day after Goldman Sachs increases the chances of recession in the next year from 20% to 35%, quoting tariffs. This step marks the latest in increasing recession fears on Wall Street in recent weeks.
The wide levy policy on foreign goods can give TIP to the US into a recession, experts said. They point to the risk of slowing down businesses that are mired in higher tax costs, as well as the decline of spending because consumers limit expenses to submit their savings to help increase weather prices and the possibility of economic decline.
The level and duration of the upcoming Trump tariff is still unknown, experts added, but they show uncertainty such as other reasons the economy can fall into the recession.
“If both business and consumers are starting to worry and withdraw their expenses, that’s what can make the US into the recession,” Kara Reynolds, an economist at American University, told ABC News.
Mark Zandi, Head of Economists in Moody’s Analytics, described the potential tariff on April 2 as “animal feed for economic decline.”
Trump has announced a busy task, including special sectors targeting auto, steel and aluminum. The US has also imposed levies on several items from Mexico, Canada and China.
During the weekend, Trump told reporters that the next round of tariffs could affect “all countries.”
“The tariff will be much more generous than those countries for us, which means they will be better than these countries to the United States,” he said.
Trump’s administration mostly refused to put aside the possibility of a recession. Speaking in the White House earlier this month, Trump said “small disturbance” might be proven to be necessary to rejuvenate domestic production and rebuild good -paid manufacturing work.
Experts generally define recession with steno metrics from two quarters of successive decline in gross domestic product adapted to state inflation, or GDP.
Tariffs can threaten economic and job growth because the duties are slapped in the import of risk to increase costs for businesses that rely on raw materials from abroad, some experts told ABC News.

President Donald Trump spoke to a press member when he returned to Washington, DC at Air Force One on March 30, 2025, in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Experts widely expect importers to convey part of the burden of tariffs to consumers in the form of higher prices, which can make the company less competitive because they may struggle to maintain customers suffering from sticker shocks.
If business performance suffers, the company is likely to freeze or reduce investment, threaten economic growth.
“When business investment drops, it can trigger a recession,” Anne Villamil, an economic professor at the University of Iowa, told ABC News.
Even the rising tariff risk can make buyers uncomfortable, potentially sinking the economy further, experts said.
Consumer expenditure contributes about two -thirds of US economic activities. In March, consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since 2021, according to a survey conducted by the Conference Council.
When the attitude of sour consumers, buyers can face the price increase induced by tariffs, making the buyer more frustrated.
“This has emerged in consumer trust,” Jeffrey Frankel, a professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University. “There is chaos and uncertainty around the tariff policy.”
However, with a few main steps, the economy remains in solid conditions. Hiring stands at a strong level in addition to the low historical unemployment rate. Inflation was far below the peak achieved in 2022, although the price increase registered almost the percentage of points was higher than the Fed goal of 2%.
Villamil, from the University of Iowa, recognized economic power in recent months. Still, he added, the tariff can plunge the US to the decline.
“His concern is that all policy uncertainty is endangering the economy,” Villamil said.