NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Tuesday, April 8

S&P Futures are displaying gains this morning as multiple days of declines is not sustainable. There is a slight change in the tariff narrative back to negotiations which may not hold. President Trumps has shown a willingness to continue to move forward with his tariffs and yesterday he threatened China with an additional 50% tariffs if they move forward with retaliation. The markets remain highly sensitive to trade issues and commentary from the Trump Admin tariff policy. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee today at 10:00 am to defend the presidents tariff policy. Health insurance stocks are higher as Medicare plans to substantially increase payment rates next year. AVGO announced a big buyback last yesterday and LEI delivered a positive earnings report. DAL is scheduled to release earnings tomorrow morning. Markets will be focused on forward guidance this earning season.