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July 8, 2025 at 1:45 p.m. EST
The S&P 500 has been trading around unchanged today, ping-ponging between 6220 and 6240 after taking a step back yesterday from a series of record highs. As we were gearing up to publish, President Trump was holding a press conference and just threw out some new tariff bombs: a 50% tariff on copper coming soon, and an update on pharma tariffs is on the horizon. Equites headed lower but remain in their intraday range. The S&P is flat while the Russell is outperforming up 1%. As far as sectors, Energy is easily setting the pace, up 3%. Utilities are underperforming, down ~1%. President Trump issued an executive order yesterday limiting access to green energy tax credits. Financials and Staples are also lower. Copper just jumped higher on the tariff news, up 10%. Treasury yields are higher with the curve steepening again. 10 and 30yr yields are up ~4bp. Yields were up even more in Japan (30yr +8bp). Tomorrow will bring a 10yr auction and a 20yr auction Wednesday night in Japan. The US Dollar Index has been rallying off its lows around 96 the past few days and is up again, above 97. Crude is up 1%, trading around $70 and its 200 day average. Gold is slightly lower by about 1%, ~$3300
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