Dow futures fall 100 points after Trump tweets 'no need to rush' on China trade deal - CNBC

Wall Street is set to open lower on Friday as President Donald Trump said there's "absolutely no need to rush" on a trade agreement with China.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 108 points Friday morning, implying a lower open of about 103 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also set to open lower.

Trump said in a Twitter post Friday morning he could stick with China tariffs for a long period of time. The comments came after he slapped higher tariffs — from 10% to 25% — on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

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There's still hope that the U.S. and China could hatch a deal. Some market participants believe the new tariffs are not applied to Chinese exports that are already in transit before the deadline, which provides some additional time for the two sides to reach an agreement.

Shares of Ford rallied more than 2% in premarket Friday, providing some support for the market, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the equity to buy from neutral, citing a strong utility vehicle and truck lineup over the next few years.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He met with top U.S. trade officials Thursday evening in Washington, just hours before the new tariffs were to go into effect. Liu is meeting with Trump's trade team without the title "special envoy" for President Xi Jinping, a role he has held in previous talks, suggesting he may have diminished authority to make concessions that could be key to striking a deal.

Hours before the meeting Thursday, the president said tariffs are an "excellent" alternative to a trade deal with China.

"This hardline turn by the U.S. was certainly a nasty (if not an entirely unpredictable) surprise for markets, which now may have to contend with heightened trade tensions for longer than anticipated," Hannah Anderson, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, wrote in a note.

Stocks extended this week's major sell-off on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen more than 650 points this week, while the S&P 500 has lost about 2.5% following the president's Sunday tweet threatening tariff hikes.

On Monday, stocks shook off the president's weekend tweet as a mere negotiation tactic. But tougher rhetoric by top U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer weighed on major indexes.

Markets again seesawed after the president said it was possible to get a trade deal with China this week. The Dow fell nearly 450 points at its intraday low on Thursday before cutting losses and ending the day just 138 points down.

"This episode highlights that trade tensions are not truly resolved until a deal is signed, sealed and delivered. Meanwhile, the extent of the selloff in the last few days is evidence that consensus market expectations can be wrong, especially when investors rely more on rumor than fact," Anderson said.

The Cboe Volatility Index, a measure of the 30-day implied volatility of the S&P 500 that's commonly known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," hit its highest level since Jan. 4 on Thursday.

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2019-05-10 11:50:36Z
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