Citi's Bitterly on Stocks Selloff Amid Tariff Deadline
Citigroup Global Markets Head of Wealth At Work, Kristen Bitterly says April 2nd is not going to be a big event and the markets are "not positioning for it", but Friday's jobs report for March is "important" because it will incorporate recent layoffs in the United States. Bitterly spoke to Guy Johnson and Kriti Gupta "The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
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