Trump made 327 stock buys right before he sent the market soaring with tariffs pause, disclosure reveals
- President Donald Trump made 327 stock purchases a day before his announcement that he was pausing his “Liberation Day” tariffs, sending the markets soaring, his financial disclosure report reveals.
- The purchases were made on April 8, 2025, six days after Trump initiated a global trade war on April 2, slapping import taxes on goods from nearly every other country, which saw the markets tumble.
- Trump bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in shares of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia on April 8, according to CNBC analysis of his financial disclosure.
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- President Donald Trump made 327 stock purchases a day before his announcement that he was pausing his “Liberation Day” tariffs, sending the markets soaring, his financial disclosure report reveals.
- The purchases were made on April 8, 2025, six days after Trump initiated a global trade war on April 2, slapping import taxes on goods from nearly every other country, which saw the markets tumble.
- Trump bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in shares of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia on April 8, according to CNBC analysis of his financial disclosure.
Sources: The Independent