Gains on Wall Street to start June despite Trump's new threats

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Wall Street has closed with profits this Monday (Dow Jones: +0.08%; S&P 500: +0.41%; Nasdaq: +0.67%) To start the month of Junein a session in which the indices have erased the initial losses after the new tariff threats of Donald Trump. The American president has threatened to duplicate Steel and aluminum tariffs up to 50% As of Wednesday. «If until a few days ago, investors promised them 'very happy', thinking that the uncertainty generated by US tariffs had been overcome, everything seems to indicate that it is not so, and that The markets are going to continue very conditioned by the 'occurrences' of President Trump«Link Securities experts argue in their opinion,» Trump He has not learned from how negative it is for his own countryespecially for your bond market, all this type of surprise ads. At the moment, the uncertainty seems to continuegenerating a lot of instability and volatility in world financial markets. » Negotiations between China and the USwho are stagnant, Beijing has accused Washington of violating his commercial agreement, while promising to take measures to defend his interests. «The US government insists on acting in its own way and continues to harm China's interests. If this continues, China will take resolved and energetic measures to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, «said the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. With everything, from the White House they have advanced that the president of the US and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, could Talk face to face about tariffs «very soon». In the same way, Kevin Hasettdirector of the National Economic Council, has suggested that Trump and XI They could have one meeting To treat the commercial relationship between both powers this week.

Good May and more references

In this sense, the American Variable Income finished the May with strong profitsand very close to the historical maximums registered in February 2025. Regarding the most relevant appointments for investors, in addition to the novelties on tariffs, on Friday the May Employment Report in the US. The consensus provides that the creation of jobs be signed up to about 130,000 jobs (from 170,000) and that the unemployment rate is maintained at 4.2%. And this Monday, the most relevant has been the activity data in the manufacturing sectorwhich has stopped again in May and It contracts for the third consecutive month in the middle of the tariff fluctuations; and a public intervention by the President of the Federal Reserve (FED); Jerome Powellin which it has not ruled on monetary policy. Those who have done so have been the president of the Bank of the Federal Reserve of Chicago, Austan Goolsbeeand Lorie LoganPresident of the Fed of Dallas. The first has highlighted the strength of the US economy and believes that the Central Bank can lower the types of interest yes Tariff uncertainty is resolved. Logan, on the other hand, considers that the Fed can be patient and is prepared to respond if necessary. «Monetary policy is really well positioned for us to wait, let's be patients and observe the dataknowing that if the risks change significantly in any sense, we are well positioned to act. »

Other markets

In other markets, oil Brent has risen with 3.65% ($ 65) after the OPEC+ I decided this weekend to increase production again. For its part, the euro 0.846% ($ 1,1443), and the ounce of gold has rebounded 2.5% ($ 371). In addition, the 10 -year American Bonus Profitability has risen to 4.442% and the Bitcoin 0.39% has fallen ($ 104,701).

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