Trump made another tough statement, sacrificing South Korea and raising tariffs on South Korean key pillar industries, automobiles and pharmaceuticals, directly to 25%.
The timing is particularly cunning, launching a surprise attack right after the US stock market closes, while Asia has not yet opened, a typical precision strike. The South Korean government is bewildered, not even receiving a formal notification. Trump's move is clearly aimed at creating negotiation leverage through chaos.
The market reacted to Trump's response, with gold and silver rising again, and risk aversion sentiment increasing. US stock futures slightly dipped, but the dollar remained surprisingly calm, as large funds are waiting for solid evidence.
However, today both the Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher, indicating that essentially, this is not a long-term trend, just amplifying anxiety. What the market fears most now is not a specific bad news,
but rather the oppressive feeling of not knowing when the next bomb will explode. $BTC
