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Trump reignited trade tensions with China, calling its halt of soybean purchases an “Economically Hostile Act.” His shifting stance rattled markets, sending major indexes lower while agricultural stocks surged in after-hours trading.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02President Donald Trump reunited trade taxes with China on Tuesday,
00:05sending major U.S. indexes lower, while soybean-related stocks rallied, according to Benzinga.
00:10Trump accused China and True Social of committing an economically hostile act
00:14by halting soybean purchases and said the U.S. may terminate business with China,
00:19involving cooking oil and other trade areas as retribution.
00:22The post came days after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on all Chinese goods,
00:26then softened his stance before reversing again.
00:28The president needs concerns on Monday by downplaying taxes with China,
00:31prompting markets to rally.
00:33The S&P 500 fell 0.16%, and the NASDAQ 100 dropped 0.76% after the remarks.
00:39Agricultural stocks like Origin Agritech, Arcadia Biosciences,
00:44and Australian oilseed surged in extended trading.
00:47For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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