Hello traders everywhere. Semiconductor stocks fell after the ruling that Qualcomm used its dominant position to exact excessive licensing fees, a decision that could shake up the broader smartphone industry. Qualcomm (QCOM) fell -12%, while other chip stocks also dropped which in-turn has pulled the overall market as we head into afternoon trading.
Today's declines followed a Tuesday rebound for chip stocks after the White House granted temporary exemptions to an export blacklist against Huawei Technologies, potentially easing U.S.-China tensions as the two sides seek to get trade talks back on track. Some analysts expect trade-related swings to continue until investors get more clarity on escalating tariff threats by both sides.
On the trade war front, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC's Ylan Mui that a trip to Beijing to retake trade negotiations has not been scheduled yet. This lowered hope of a speedy resolution to the U.S.- China trade war.
President Donald Trump followed through with his threat to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods from 10% to 25% earlier this month. China immediately responded by upping the tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods to as high as 25%.
Key Levels To Watch This Week:
- S&P 500 (CME:SP500): 2,954.13
- Dow (INDEX:DJI): 26,695.96
- NASDAQ (NASDAQ:COMP): 8,176.08
- U.S. Dollar (ICE:DX): 97.13
- Gold (NYMEX:GC.M19): 1,277.70
- Crude Oil (NYMEX:CL.N19): 63.61
- Bitcoin (BITCOIN:BITSTAMPUSD): 5,071.58
Every Success,
Jeremy Lutz
INO.com and MarketClub.com
Trade War continues . My opinion is that China is challenging the world for dominants , especially the USA .
Donald Trump is doing a great job , under pressure . Maybe he is the best president I have seen in a long time .
Lets try and make America great again , the free trade agreements hurt America , Donald trump is right .
China , I believe china is going to give in to USA demands , as it will be world war 3 if they don't . The USA is not going to give up power .
The markets selloff continues , it was going to happen whether trade war or not . Markets can not trend up continuously forever they have to catch their breath now and then .