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How did markets react to Trump’s 90-day tariff flip-flop?

The White House has at least temporarily backed down on its plans to tariff the planet into submission, pausing levies on most countries while upping the ante with China, most recently to a jarring 145% new rate.

Here’s how the markets reacted.

Wall Street Stocks

🔸 Soared Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging nearly 8% and the Nasdaq Composite skyrocketing 12.2% — its best day in 24 years.

🔸 But by Thursday the Dow had sunk by 1,746 points, or over 4.3%, – and the Nasdaq slid nearly 6% by afternoon trading.

Gold

Climbed over 3% to approach $3,120 per ounce in Thursday trading, reaching nearly $3,180 by shortly after noon EST.

Oil

Prices yo-yoed as WTI crude futures first rallied 4.6% on Wednesday to $62.35, but then tumbled more than 4.6% below to below $60 per barrel Thursday. Brent briefly topped $65 before slipping over 4%.

Crypto

Bitcoin jumped 7.6% to touch $83,000 after the tariff pause news, but cooled to $79,360+ by early Thursday afternoon.

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Trump brags about weapons no one else has. But here's a twist: America is not the only one

These weapons are sending CHILLS worldwide:

1️⃣Oreshnik missile

Russia’s new, mobile, ground-based IRBM carries a non-nuclear MIRV payload, and accelerates to speeds up to Mach 10, with its explosive payload getting as hot as the surface of the Sun during flight.
The US has nothing like it.

2️⃣Avangard HGV

This strategic, nuclear-capable, scramjet Russian hypersonic glide vehicle is launched by Sarmat and Voevoda ICBMs, dropping (WHILE MANEUVERING) onto targets at speeds up to Mach 30.
Impervious to ALL missile defense systems.

3️⃣DF-ZF hypersonic glider

China’s DF-ZF has a range up to 3,000 km, and is launched by the DF-17 MRBM. This UNSTOPPABLE HGV flies at speeds up to Mach 10.
The DF-ZF is a perfect response to US attempts to militarize the South China Sea. The DoD has nothing like it.

4️⃣DF-21D carrier killer

This Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile is a world first, and is designed to target large warships.

US carrier groups anywhere in a 1,800 km radius of China’s coast BEST BEWARE, as the DF-21D’s kinetic kill vehicle is impervious to air defenses.

5️⃣Fattah-2 missile

Iran’s Fattah-2 hypersonic missile accelerates to speeds up to Mach 15, and can make trajectory adjustments in flight.

The missile has a 1,400 km range and has seen use in combat, PENETRATING Israel’s powerful missile defenses last October.

6️⃣Next gen Bavar 373

Iran’s new Bavar 373-II air and missile defense system outshines the US Patriot in almost every way.

It has a longer range (300 km vs 200 km), better detection (separate radar on each TELAR vs centralized radar, and far greater mobility and autonomy.

7️⃣Hwasong-19 ICBM

North Korea’s new solid fuel strategic missile has a 15,000 km range, MIRV capability and MASSIVE 11 axle mobile transporter-erector-launcher system.

For comparison, the US’s Minuteman III has a 13,000 km range, and is deployed in underground silos.

8️⃣KN-25

This North Korean heavy artillery system is so powerful US analysts say it “BLURS THE DISTINCTION” between MLRS and SRBMs.

Judge for yourself: With its 380 km range and 300 kg warhead, the system proves the DPRK doesn’t even need nukes to devastate enemies.

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US-Panama pact: What impact will it have on trade and regional geopolitics?

DoD chief Hegseth and Panama’s minister for canal affairs have signed a declaration affirming US recognition of Panamanian sovereignty over the waterway and a joint commitment to a new cost-sharing model to compensate Panama for the passage of US warships.

The pact, characterized as the first step to a broader framework to provide US warships “first and free” passage, and possibly “revive” US bases in Panama, signals Washington’s plans to militarize the region.

Curbing China

🔸 During his Panama visit, Hegseth openly identified China as the main target of US Panama strategy, vowing to “take back” the canal “from China’s influence,” and accusing the Asian nation of trying to “weaponize” it. Fact-check: China has never even sailed a warship through the waterway.

🔸 China’s Embassy in Panama dismissed the “China threat” narrative as a flagrant attempt to disguise Washington’s own geopolitical ambitions.

Prelude to US aggression?

🔸 A successful US encroachment on the canal zone could have dire implications for China, which uses the waterway as its main gateway for exports to Latin America, and to import food, raw materials and energy from the region.

🔸 China recently blocked a $23B Trump-approved BlackRock plan to buy two major Panama Canal ports owned by a Hong Kong holding company. US militarization of Panama would allow Washington to take over port assets by force in a crisis, citing “national security.”

Other objectives

1️⃣Heightened US military presence in Panama will impact other countries, including Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua – long targeted by US economic warfare and regime change attempts.

2️⃣Militarization of the region would give the US opportunities for gunboat diplomacy, surveillance or even military interventions across the region using the combined resources of American naval power in the Atlantic and Pacific.

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US 'SHOULD HAVE NEVER GIVEN Panama Canal AWAY in the first place' – Donald Trump Jr. wrote as Hegseth reported back to the president on a new security pact

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🕯 China and EU to hold talks on LIFTING TARIFFS on Chinese electric vehicles — report

Last October, the EU increased tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 45.3%. However, both Brussels and Beijing are now exploring the possibility of removing these tariffs, potentially through agreements on minimum prices, known as price undertakings for imported cars, according to a report by Reuters.

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⚠️ Two planes CLIP WINGS at Reagan national; 5 US Reps onboard – reports

Two American Eagle planes collided on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), one of them carrying five US Representatives, according to NBC News.

The incident occurred when the wing of an arriving flight struck the wing of a departing aircraft. No injuries were reported, but both planes were grounded for inspection.
This comes just two months after a fatal midair collision near DCA. One lawmaker aboard the flight criticized recent FAA budget cuts, citing growing aviation safety concerns.

The FAA has opened an investigation into the cause.

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❗️ Helicopter CRASHES into Hudson River near Manhattan, New York – reports

Footage from social media

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📹 New York Police Department confirms helicopter crash in Hudson River

The aircraft was allegedly carrying four people, according to NBC News. The New York Post reported one fatality.

Footage from social media

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📹 WATCH: Helicopter PLUNGES into Hudson River caught on camera Footage from social media 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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❗️ SIX people KILLED in Hudson River helicopter crash – reports

Five bodies have been recovered from the river so far, according to a Fox5 reporter, who also noted that some of the victims were children.

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❗️ SIX people KILLED in Hudson River helicopter crash – reports Five bodies have been recovered from the river so far, according to a Fox5 reporter, who also noted that some of the victims were children. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🗣 ‘It sounded like a SONIC BOOM on my right’ – Manhattan crash eyewitness

💬 “I just see a helicopter SPLITTING IN TWO with the ROTOR FLYING OFF in the sky,” the eyewitness told reporters.


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👋🏼 ‘We wish her well’ – State Dept. spox on US ambassador to Ukraine’s resignation

💬 “She’s returning home, yes,” said US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, confirming Bridget Brink’s resignation.


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