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Jobs, trade, and tariffs take center stage this week
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Tyler Dupont
March 31, 2025
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📈 Stocks / Finance
Jobs, trade, and tariffs take center stage this week
Markets brace for Friday’s March jobs report, new U.S. trade deficit data, and Trump’s tariff rollout starting Thursday. Factory orders, PMI surveys, and earnings from PVH, Guess, Conagra, and RH will offer fresh insight into consumer strength amid tariff-driven uncertainty.
Costco insiders sell $4.95M as shares hover near $918
Costco insiders sold $4.95M in shares this March at an average of $917.94, placing COST 3rd among the priciest insider-dumped stocks. Despite the sales, Q2 net sales rose 9.1% to $62.5B, and analysts project a 10.6% upside with a $1,029 target.
Wall Street braces for Trump’s April 2 tariff shock
Markets slid ahead of Trump's April 2 'Liberation Day' tariffs, with the S&P 500 down 1.97%. Barclays cut its year-end target to 5,900, warning auto levies are underpriced. Goldman expects rates near 18%, double market expectations. Investors are shifting defensive amid recession risks.
🪙 Crypto
XRP slips, but $EXP presale surpasses softcap on XRPL launchpad hype
XRP fell to $2.16 amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty, despite the SEC dropping its lawsuit. Meanwhile, ExoraPad’s $EXP token presale surpassed its softcap, raising 50,000 XRP. Its AI-driven IDO platform promises staking rewards and RWA tokenization, fueling 100X speculation.
🌎 Global Economy
China reaffirms openness to foreign investment amid global uncertainty
President Xi pledged stronger protections and access for foreign investors, calling globalization ‘unstoppable’ and China a ‘secure, promising’ destination. With GDP hitting ¥134.9T in 2024, foreign firms praised China’s reforms and role as a stabilizing force in a volatile global economy.
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