TRUMP SAYS WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT PAUSING TARIFFS

Trump: “We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us, and they’re going to be fair deals, and in certain cases, they’re going to be paying substantial tariffs.”

Trump: “There can be permanent tariffs and there can also be negotiations because there are things that we need beyond tariffs.”

Trump says “one of the ways” to eliminate the trade deficit with the EU is for the EU to buy US energy.

Trump reiterates that non-tariff barriers are significant in negotiations

Trump: “We have an opportunity to change the fabric of our country. We have an opportunity to reset the table on trade. This is the only chance we’re going to have to reset the table on trade, and when we do, we’re going to come out, unbelievably well.”

Trump touts USMCA then says: “Canada, Mexico cheats like crazy.”

Trump on what kind of deal Israel would get on tariffs: “We’re not taking care of our enemies anymore, but we do take care of our friends.”

TRUMP ON REDUCING TARIFFS ON ISRAEL: MAYBE NOT

Trump: If nuclear deal talks with Iran aren't successful, I think Iran will be in great danger, Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.

RIPPLE: ACQUIRES PRIME BROKER HIDDEN ROAD FOR $1.25B

*Ripple CEO, Garlinghouse: Ripple has been a customer of Hidden Road for years.

*Hidden Road to migrate post-trade activity across XRP Ledger (XRPL) and will be using RLUSD as collateral across its prime brokerage services.

*The deal consisted of mostly cash as well as XRP and stock: Fortune

ZELENSKIY: CHINA HAS JOINED RUSSIAN'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE

ZELENSKIY SAYS ONE MORE COUNTRY HAS JOINED RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE AND THAT HE EXPECTS U.S. REACTION TO THIS

ZELENSKIY: ORDERED OFFICIALS TO OBTAIN EXPLANATION FROM CHINA REGARDING ITS SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN UKRAINE

ZELENSKIY: KYIV'S FORCES FOUGHT SIX CHINESE SOLDIERS IN EASTERN UKRAINE, TOOK TWO OF THEM PRISONER

ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ SEEKS TO RAISE $20 BILLION FOR ITS LARGEST-EVER FUND: SOURCES TO REUTERS

*A16z seeks $20B for AI focused growth stage investments

*A16z's AI investments include xAI, Databricks & OpenAI

*US MOVING FORWARD WITH 104% TARIFFS ON CHINA BECAUSE CHINA HAS NOT REMOVED ITS RETALIATORY TARIFFS; ADDITIONAL CHINA TARIFFS START AT 12:01AM APRIL 9: US OFFICIAL

CHINA TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL TARIFFS OF 84% ON U.S. GOODS FROM APRIL 10

*TRUMP RAISES TARIFFS ON CHINA TO 125% EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

TRUMP ANNOUNCED 90-DAY RECIPROCAL TARIFF PAUSE WITH 10% RATE DURING THIS PERIOD FOR NON-RETALIATING COUNTRIES

Tariffs paused for 90 days on non-retaliating countries

S&P 500 EXTENDS SURGE TO 7.3%, NASDAQ 100 SOARS 8.9%

TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: MEXICO AND CANADA INCLUDED IN 10% TARIFF

Bessent: 90-Day Pause Because Trump Wants To Be Involved; Pause Gives Time To Negotiate, Pause Is Not Because Of Market Reaction; It Was Trump's Decision To Wait Until Today; Market Didn't Understand Trump's Maximum Level Tariffs

Bessent: This was Trump's strategy all along, you might even say he goaded China into a bad position. He told me strategy on Sunday.

Trump on the markets: "Up 2500 points. Nobody has ever heard of it. Gotta be a record."

Trump: I put a pause on Tariffs because people were jumping out of line; They were getting a little bit yipee. Little bit afraid. I have reversed tariffs for a short period of time.

Trump: Nothing's over yet but countries want to make deals; A Deal Could Be Made With Everyone, It has to be fair for US

Trump: Tariffs working out maybe faster than I thought

Trump: will look at exempting some US companies from tariffs

Trump: I am using instinct on such decisions, you have to have flexibility

Trump: I was watching the bond market. The bond market is very tricky. I was watching it, but if you look at it now, it’s beautiful. But, I saw last night where people were getting a little queasy

Update: Trump expected to hold cabinet meeting on April 10.

NO CHANGE TO CANADA, MEXICO TARIFFS: US OFFICIAL

*NO CHANGE TO AUTOS, STEEL, AND ALUMINUM TARIFFS

TRUMP: RECORD DAY ON STOCK MARKET SHOULD CONTINUE

*S&P 500 CLOSES UP 9.52%, LARGEST ONE DAY GAIN SINCE OCTOBER 2008

*NASDAQ COMPOSITE CLOSES UP 12.16%, 2ND LARGEST ON RECORD

*APPLE, NVIDIA, MICROSOFT, AMAZON, TESLA AND META ALL JUMP AT LEAST 10%

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: 90-DAY 'PAUSE' ON TARIFFS DOES NOT APPLY TO TARIFFS ON CANADA, MEXICO; 25% TARIFF ON NON-USMCA TRADE WITH CANADA, MEXICO TO REMAIN IN EFFECT, EXCEPT FOR 10% TARIFF ON ENERGY AND POTASH

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: TARIFFS ON STEEL, ALUMINUM, AUTOS TO ALSO REMAIN UNCHANGED

TRUMP: DIDN'T KNOW TARIFF PAUSE WOULD HAVE THAT IMPACT ON MARKET

Trump: "The biggest increase in the history of the stock market. That's pretty good. If you keep going, you're gonna be back to where it was four weeks ago."

TRUMP: SECTORAL TARIFFS STILL COMING

TRUMP: GOING TO PUT TARIFFS ON PHARMA COMPANIES

TRUMP: I 'CAN'T IMAGINE' FURTHER INCREASE OF TARIFFS ON CHINA

Trump: "I can't imagine it, No, I don't think we'll have to do it more. We, you know, we calculated it very carefully"

US CPI MOM ACTUAL -0.1% (FORECAST 0.1%, PREVIOUS 0.2%)

US CPI YOY ACTUAL 2.4% (FORECAST 2.5%, PREVIOUS 2.8%)

US CORE CPI YOY ACTUAL 2.8% (FORECAST 3%, PREVIOUS 3.1%)

US CORE CPI MOM ACTUAL 0.1% (FORECAST 0.3%, PREVIOUS 0.2%)

US INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ACTUAL 223K (FORECAST 223K, PREVIOUS 219K)

US CONTINUED JOBLESS CLAIMS ACTUAL 1.850M (FORECAST 1.884M, PREVIOUS 1.903M)

*Atlanta Fed Barkin doesn’t see the impact of tariffs showing up until June as firms first run down existing inventories.

*Amazon CEO on Tariffs: We have done some strategic forward inventory buys; Thinks sellers will pass cost on to customers.

*Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones/1.5M iphones to US from India to beat tariffs.

US TARIFFS ON CHINA NOW AT LEAST 145% AFTER LATEST HIKE

NASDAQ 100 SELLOFF DEEPENS TO 6.3%; S&P 500 FALLS 5.5%

TRUMP THREATENS ADDITIONAL TARIFFS, SANCTIONS ON MEXICO OVER WATER RIGHTS