4E: Tariff threats weigh on US stocks and Bitcoin, market focuses on tonight's US February PCE data

ChainCatcher news, according to 4E monitoring, Trump announced a 25% tariff on all non-American made cars and warned that if Canada and the EU retaliate together, they will face harsher tariff reprisals. This tough stance has heightened market panic, overshadowing better-than-expected GDP data and escalating trade war concerns. U.S. stocks fell for the second consecutive day, with the S&P 500 down 0.33%, the Dow down 0.37%, and the Nasdaq down 0.53%.

The cryptocurrency market generally declined, with Bitcoin dropping below $86,000 due to the weak opening of U.S. stocks, but later narrowed its losses as U.S. stocks rebounded, closing at $87,216, down 0.4% in 24 hours. Other major tokens also saw slight declines, with Ethereum fluctuating around $2,000. Overall market sentiment is low, and until Trump's tariff actions become clearer, the short-term upward potential of the market may still be limited.

In the forex commodities sector, the U.S. dollar index fluctuated down 0.25%; a significant decline in U.S. inventories supported rising oil prices, but tariff policies dampened demand expectations, leading to a weakening of the oil price rally; heightened risk aversion pushed spot gold up 1.23%, breaking through $3,060, reaching a historic high.

The market is focused on the PCE inflation data for February, which will be released tonight at 20:30. The market expects the year-on-year PCE inflation to be around 2.5%, with core PCE possibly rising to 2.7%. If the data remains strong, it may delay the market's expectations for interest rate cuts. Additionally, as April 2 approaches, the final determination of Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" policy is also under close scrutiny.