US stock futures lower after Trump says tariffs start Aug. 1
At 6:10 a.m. ET, futures linked to the blue-chip Dow were at 0.02%, while broad S&P 500 futures slipped-0.28% and tech-heavy Nasdaq futures fell-0.44%.
Investors had expected Trump's reciprocal tariffs would go into effect on July 9 for nations that didn't yet strike a trade deal with the U.S., but over the weekend Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the date is now Aug. 1. White House officials suggested more trade deals will be finalized this week.
"The policy of 'strategic uncertainty' has revealed, with certainty, that the administration is fearful of its own threats," said Mike O'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading. "This backpedaling reinforces the market's expectation that the administration's true policy remains one of 'closet capitulation.'"
Separately, oil prices slid after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies agreed to increase production by 548,000 barrels a day in August. That's larger than the 411,000 monthly increase in production in May, June and July and more than analysts' had expected. Additionally, the countries will consider adding another roughly 548,000 barrels a day in September at the next meeting on Aug. 3, according to Bloomberg, citing delegates who asked not to be identified.
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