Wolf Money(world market review 10-16 March 2025)

(Image credit: wonderfulquote.com) Market Summary 10-16 Mar 2025 *USA* + US inflation rate at 2.8% in Feb, vs 3% in Jan -US year-ahead inflation expectations climbed further to 4.9% in Mar, steepest since Nov 2022 -US consumer sentiment index fell to 57.9 in Mar from 64.7 in Feb >2-year low, price expectations soar on tariffs -US started enforcing 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminium products ± US administration is focused on the “real economy” and long-term gains, “not concerned about a little bit of volatility over 3 weeks”: Bassent -US stock market loses US$5 trillion in value in 3 wks -US’s trade policy uncertainty will be resolved in early Apr, with a new batch of tariffs scheduled to come into force on Apr 2: Hassett + US initial jobless claims down 2000 to 220,000 + US Senate passed a Republican spending, averting govt shutdown hours before midnight + Trump’s administration expected to move ahead with 2nd wave of mass ...