Trump Ignites new Trade Conflicts – Fear of Trade war Shakes Markets - Stocks Fall - Investors are Fleeing to Safe Havens Like Gold – Nuclear Stocks Soar - Intuit Focuses on AI - Trade Tariffs Weigh on US Retail Giants - DAX Drops by 1.62 % - the German Chancellor Merz Calls for a Reform of the Construction Policy!

The global financial markets are under pressure after US President Donald Trump unexpectedly threatened new tariffs on products from the EU and Apple . The result is a broad sell-off on stock exchanges, a falling US dollar , and a significant shift of investors towards safe asset classes such as government bonds, the Japanese yen, the Swiss franc , and gold (+2.03%) . The S&P 500 loses 0.89%, the Nasdaq 100 declines by 1.12%, and the Dow Jones drops by 0.9%. The prospect of a worsening global trade conflict also causes the yield on 10-year...