On March 7, U.S. Treasury Scott Bessent said the U.S. economy could be in for a “detox period” as it adjusted to President Donald Trump’s transformative policy agenda. The gyrations on Wall Street and beyond on April 3 following Trump’s sweeping global tariffs the day before suggest that may be a huge understatement. U.S. stocks, the dollar and oil cratered on Thursday, bond yields plunged and volatility soared, as Trump’s tariffs at a stroke darkened the near-term outlook for spending, investment, corporate earnings, economic activity and growth.Read More