May 2nd, 2025
On Wednesday, shares around the world went down. This happened because the U.S. made it harder to sell special computer parts for AI.
Stock prices went down. The S&P 500 went down 1.2%. The Dow Jones went down 0.6%.
The price of shares for Nvidia and AMD went down. This was because the U.S. made new rules about selling computer chips for AI.
The US government looked at minerals like rare earths. We use these in phones and cars. This made people think about a trade war again.
In Britain, the FTSE 100 went down a little. Prices in the UK did not go up as much in March. This was the second month this happened. Gas prices were lower, and this helped.
Stocks in Germany went down a little. Stocks in Paris went down a little too.
Share prices in China went down. The economy grew, but it was slower than before.
Stocks in Hong Kong went down 2%. Stocks in Shanghai went up a little.
Some people think the economy will be worse because the US and China put more taxes on things they buy from each other.
Experts at ANZ Research said things are getting slower now.
We think the taxes are bad because we don't know what will happen.
In Tokyo, the stock market went down. Shares of some big companies went down a lot.
Stock markets in South Korea and Australia went down a little.
Stock markets in India and Bangkok were almost the same.
On Tuesday, U.S. stocks went down a little.
People didn't know about President Trump's taxes, so they waited.
The U.S. bond market is quieter now.
The rate for the 10-year Treasury did not change. It was 4.33%.
The U.S. dollar stopped going down last week.
The price of Palantir went up. It went up 6.2%. It went up for two days. NATO will use Palantir's smart computer programs.
Oil prices went down.
Trump's taxes might make the economy slower. So, people will not need as much oil and other things.
The dollar went down a little. The euro went up a little.
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