Trump Tariff Outlook Boosts Stocks, Crypto As Traders Expect Focused Tariff Measures

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U.S. futures and crypto markets climbed early Monday amid reports that Trump’s upcoming April 2 tariff round may be more selective than feared, according to CoinDesk.Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP all posted strong gains, with Solana leading the rally. Futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq advanced over a half percent, while the VIX index slipped. Bloomberg reported that some countries will be exempt from the tariff, and existing levies won’t be cumulative. The Fed labeled tariff-driven inflation “transitory” and maintained projections for two rate cuts this year, boosting risk sentiment.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02U.S. futures and crypto markets climbed early Monday, then reports that Trump's upcoming

00:06April 2nd tariff round may be more selective than fair, according to Coindesk.

00:10Bitcoin, Solana and XRP all posted strong gains, with Solana leading the rally.

00:15Futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq advanced over 0.5%, while the VIX index slipped.

00:22Bloomberg reported that some countries will be exempt from the tariff,

00:25and existing levies won't be cumulative.

00:27The Fed labeled tariff-driven inflation transitory and maintained projections for

00:32two rate cuts this year, boosting risk sentiment.

00:34For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.

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