TRUMP'S TARIFF TSUNAMI: $9 TRILLION WIPED OUT IN 48 HOURS AS ASIAN MARKETS BEAR BRUNT OF TRADE WAR ARMAGEDDON

Global Financial Markets in Freefall

  • $9.5 trillion erased: Investors faced historic losses as panic selling gripped markets globally

  • Worst since 2020: The crash marks the steepest decline since the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Tariff trigger: Trump’s April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs on allies and rivals alike ignited the sell-off

  • China retaliates: Beijing imposed 34% duties on all US imports from April 4, escalating tensions

ASIA: GROUND ZERO OF THE CRASH

Japan’s Nikkei 225

  • 7.83% single-day plunge (April 7), triggering trading curbs

  • 9% weekly loss: Worst performance since March 2020

  • Auto sector collapse: Toyota (-11%), Honda (-9.5%), and Nissan (-8.7%) hit by US tariff threats

China’s Shanghai Composite

  • 7.34% crash (April 7) after holiday closure

  • Tech massacre: Semiconductor stocks like SMIC (-12%) and Huawei suppliers (-9-15%) nosedived

  • Property sector crisis: Evergrande (-22%) and Country Garden (-18%) hit record lows

India’s Sensex

  • 3.4% drop: Reliance (-5.1%), HDFC Bank (-4.3%), and Infosys (-3.8%) led declines

  • FPI exodus: $1.2 billion pulled out in 48 hours

  • Rupee at 84.5/USD: 16-month low on dollar flight

South Korea & Australia

  • KOSPI’s 5.57% plunge (April 7): Samsung (-7.1%) and Hyundai (-6.9%) battered

  • ASX 200’s 6% intraday drop (April 7): Mining giants BHP (-8.3%) and Rio Tinto (-7.6%) crashed

WALL STREET’S HISTORIC MELTDOWN

  • $5.4 trillion wiped from S&P 500 in a week

  • Dow’s 4,000-point collapse: First back-to-back 1,500+ loss days in history

  • Nasdaq’s 11% two-day drop: Tech giants Apple (-9.2%), Amazon (-7.8%), and Nvidia (-12.1%) bled

  • VIX at pandemic highs: Fear gauge doubled to 68.3

EUROPEAN MARKETS: NO SAFE HAVENS

  • STOXX 600’s 8.4% weekly loss: Worst since 2020

  • FTSE 100’s 5% crash (April 4): All stocks except JD Sports fell

  • DAX’s 4.95% plunge (April 4): Volkswagen (-8.1%) and BASF (-7.4%) sank on tariff risks

  • Barclays’ dire warning: Slashed STOXX 600 year-end target by 15%

COMMODITIES & CURRENCIES IN CHAOS

  • Oil at 2021 lows: Brent crude at $63.15/barrel (-3.7%)

  • Copper’s 6% dive: Worst day since 2022 on recession fears

  • Coffee crisis: Futures down 9% as US tariffs hit Brazil/Vietnam

  • Aussie dollar at 0.63/USD: 20-month low

  • Yen surges to 141/USD: Safe-haven rally despite Nikkei crash

CORPORATE CARNAGE

  • Volkswagen/Stellantis: Fined $495M by EU amid crash

  • Nike’s Vietnam nightmare: 50% of its footwear faces new US tariffs

  • Amazon’s TikTok gamble: Bid seen as desperate hedge against trade war

THE ROAD AHEAD

  • Recession odds spike: JPMorgan predicts 40% chance of global downturn

  • Fed in bind: Powell warns of inflation risks but markets demand rate cuts

  • $9 trillion question: Can China/US de-escalate before May 1 tariff deadlines?

  • Short-selling bans: South Korea and Taiwan curb trades to stem bleeding

  • Cryptocurrency crash: Bitcoin at $51,000 (-18% weekly) as “digital gold” narrative crumbles

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