{"id":116416,"date":"2025-07-09T23:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=116416"},"modified":"2025-07-09T23:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:52:03","slug":"stock-markets-defy-tariff-jitters-as-nvidia-soars-and-fed-eyes-rate-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/stock-markets-defy-tariff-jitters-as-nvidia-soars-and-fed-eyes-rate-cut\/07\/09\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Defy Tariff Jitters as Nvidia Soars and Fed Eyes Rate Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US stock markets climbed on July 9, 2025, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s new tariff announcements targeting trading partners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&amp;P 500 gained 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6%. Meanwhile, Nvidia\u2019s market cap hit a historic $4 trillion, underscoring tech\u2019s resilience amid trade tensions. <br><br>The Federal Reserve\u2019s latest minutes added intrigue, hinting at possible rate cuts despite tariff-driven inflation risks.<br><br><strong>Tariffs Shake Commodities, Not Stocks<br><\/strong><br>Trump\u2019s tariff letters, targeting countries like the Philippines, Libya, Algeria, and Iraq with 20-30% duties, set an August 1 deadline. His proposed 50% tariff on copper and 200% on pharmaceuticals rattled markets, with copper prices dropping 3% after a record high. <br><br>Unlike the 2018 trade war, which sparked broad sell-offs, markets now appear more resilient, focusing on smaller trading partners. Still, industries like data centers and autos face cost pressures from higher copper prices.<br><br><strong>Fed\u2019s Cautious Pivot<br><\/strong><br>The Federal Open Market Committee\u2019s June 2025 minutes revealed that only a few officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, supported an immediate rate cut. Most favor a reduction later this year, citing stable long-term inflation expectations despite tariff pressures. This echoes the Fed\u2019s 2019 strategy, balancing growth and inflation during trade disputes, though today\u2019s global dynamics add complexity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US stock markets climbed on July 9, 2025, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s new tariff announcements targeting trading partners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&amp;P 500 gained 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6%. Meanwhile, Nvidia\u2019s market cap hit a historic $4 trillion, underscoring tech\u2019s resilience amid trade tensions. The Federal Reserve\u2019s latest &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":53440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-global-stock-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116416"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116420,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116416\/revisions\/116420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}