The US shares gathered at the beginning of trading on Wednesday, one day after President Donald Trump said the tariff in China would “fall substantially.”
Trump also seemed to soften the previous attack at the Federal Reserve, said on Tuesday night that he “had no intention” to fire Central Banjak Powell’s central banker.
In a public comment on Wednesday, Minister of Finance Scott Besent said the US was willing to negotiate with China, which sent a higher market. Comments from Bessent confirmed the shift towards the reported de-Escalization he shared at the Private JPMorgan event the day before. Bloomberg News The first time reported the comment.
“There are opportunities for big problems here,” Besent said to an audience at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. “If they want to balance again, let’s do it together.”
The average Dow Jones industry jumped 1,100 points, or 2.8%, while S& P 500 rose 3.3%. Nasdaq Severe technology jumped 4.3%.
Tesla electric car maker shares jumped 7% in the first trade since CEO Elon Musk said the time aimed at the government’s efficiency department would “fall significantly” next month, opening the way to return to the company. However, Tesla’s stock has dropped almost half since the peak of December.
Musk described his work in Doge as needed, but he said that “working for the government to get a financial house so that most of them are done.”
Uptick also holds another called the “Extraordinary Seven” Technology Giant, which drives many benefits in S& P 500 over the past few years.
Facebook Mother Meta rose 6%, while NVIDIA chip maker increased by 5%.
President Donald Trump gave a statement during the balancing ceremony for securities and Chairman of the Paul Atkins Exchange Commission at the Oval Office in the White House on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Earlier this month, Trump climbed the tariff of Chinese goods with a total of 145%, encouraging China to respond to 125% levies on US products.
Tit-forward steps to increase the trade war between the two largest economies in the world, but the White House this week seems to signal the tension.
“145% are very high and will not be that high,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday night. “It will not approach that high. It will go down substantially. But that will not be zero.”