{"id":50450,"date":"2025-07-14T09:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:08:06","slug":"stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Market Today: Futures Drop as Trump Tariff Threats Rattle Global Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Major_Indexes_Under_Pressure_as_Trade_Tensions_Escalate\" >Major Indexes Under Pressure as Trade Tensions Escalate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Premarket_Movers_Crypto_Stocks_Surge_Healthcare_Names_Tumble\" >Premarket Movers: Crypto Stocks Surge, Healthcare Names Tumble<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Big_Bank_Earnings_Week_Ahead\" >Big Bank Earnings Week Ahead<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Key_Earnings_Throughout_the_Week\" >Key Earnings Throughout the Week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Economic_Data_and_Fed_Watch\" >Economic Data and Fed Watch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-drop-as-trump-tariff-threats-rattle-global-markets\/50450\/#Looking_Ahead_Market_Outlook\" >Looking Ahead: Market Outlook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Indexes_Under_Pressure_as_Trade_Tensions_Escalate\"><\/span>Major Indexes Under Pressure as Trade Tensions Escalate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. stock futures pointed lower Monday morning as investors reacted to President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a>&#8217;s weekend announcement of new tariffs targeting the European Union and Mexico. As of early <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading, <b>Dow futures fell 0.5%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&#038;P 500<\/a> futures declined 0.4%, and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.5%<\/b>, setting the stage for a potentially turbulent start to the trading week.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>The market pressure follows <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a>&#8217;s declaration that the U.S. will impose a 30% tariff on goods from the European Union and Mexico beginning August 1, further intensifying global trade friction. This announcement comes just days after a similar move targeting Canadian goods, which contributed to market declines at the end of last week.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>European markets also felt the impact of the tariff threats, with Germany&#8217;s DAX falling 0.75%, France&#8217;s CAC 40 down 0.51%, and Italy&#8217;s FTSE MIB declining 0.31%. The UK&#8217;s FTSE 100 was a rare bright spot, gaining 0.39% as it remains somewhat insulated from U.S.-EU trade disputes.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Treasury yields on the 10-year note held steady at around 4.4%, while oil and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">gold<\/a> futures moved higher as investors sought safe-haven assets amid the uncertainty.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__3\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Premarket_Movers_Crypto_Stocks_Surge_Healthcare_Names_Tumble\"><\/span>Premarket Movers: Crypto Stocks Surge, Healthcare Names Tumble<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several stocks are making significant moves in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading. Among the notable gainers, <b>Tesla (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=TSLA\">TSLA<\/a>) shares rose more than 1%<\/b> after CEO Elon Musk announced on his X social media platform that he doesn&#8217;t support merging the electric vehicle company with xAI, the maker of the Grok chatbot. Musk also indicated there would be a shareholder vote on whether Tesla would be allowed to invest in xAI.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_1__3\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>In the cryptocurrency space, <b>BIT Mining Limited (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=BTCM\">BTCM<\/a>) surged 30.56%<\/b> in premarket trading, likely benefiting from bitcoin hitting a record high over the weekend. Other crypto-related stocks showing strong premarket gains include Monogram Technologies (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=MGRM\">MGRM<\/a>), up 72.04%.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_1__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>On the downside, <b>Everbright Digital Holding Limited (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=EDHL\">EDHL<\/a>) plummeted 68.84%<\/b> in premarket trading, while MiNK Therapeutics (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=INKT\">INKT<\/a>) fell 32.21%. Future FinTech Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=FTFT\">FTFT<\/a>) declined 23.60%, and Autozi Internet Technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=AZI\">AZI<\/a>) dropped 22.59%.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_1__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_Bank_Earnings_Week_Ahead\"><\/span>Big Bank Earnings Week Ahead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This week marks the beginning of the second-quarter earnings season, with major financial institutions leading the way. <b>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=JPM\">JPM<\/a>), Citigroup (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=C\">C<\/a>), and Wells Fargo (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=WFC\">WFC<\/a>) are all scheduled to report their quarterly results before the market opens on Tuesday<\/b>, providing investors with crucial insights into the health of the banking sector and broader economy.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck expects &#8220;robust&#8221; equities trading and strong investment banking activity to drive revenue growth for the large-cap banks. Global M&#038;A volume was up 30% year over year as of June 30, a significant improvement from earlier in the year. North America equity market volume has also shown strong growth, up 49% as of the end of June.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Other financial institutions reporting Tuesday include BlackRock (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=BLK\">BLK<\/a>), BNY Mellon (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=BK\">BK<\/a>), and State Street (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=STT\">STT<\/a>), along with retailer Albertsons (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=ACI\">ACI<\/a>).<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Earnings_Throughout_the_Week\"><\/span>Key Earnings Throughout the Week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The earnings calendar remains packed throughout the week, with several high-profile companies set to report:<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <b>Bank OZK (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=OZK\">OZK<\/a>), Interactive Brokers (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=IBKR\">IBKR<\/a>), and Western Alliance Bancorp (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=WAL\">WAL<\/a>)<\/b> will report after the market close.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday will see <b>Netflix (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=NFLX\">NFLX<\/a>)<\/b> in the spotlight, with analysts expecting second-quarter earnings of $7.18 per share on revenue of $11.16 billion. Wedbush analyst Alicia Reese maintains an Outperform rating on the streaming giant, noting that &#8220;Netflix has established a virtually insurmountable lead in the streaming wars.&#8221;<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>The week concludes with reports from <b>American Express (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=AXP\">AXP<\/a>), Charles Schwab (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=SCHW\">SCHW<\/a>), and 3M (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/b> on Friday.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>According to FactSet, analysts estimate a year-over-year earnings growth rate of 4.8% for S&#038;P 500 companies this quarter, which would mark the lowest earnings growth reported by the index since Q4 2023.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economic_Data_and_Fed_Watch\"><\/span>Economic Data and Fed Watch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Investors will also be closely monitoring economic data releases this week, particularly inflation figures that could influence the Federal Reserve&#8217;s interest rate decisions. The market remains sensitive to any signals about the timing and magnitude of potential rate cuts, especially as the Fed balances inflation concerns with economic growth objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has recently taken an increasingly aggressive stance against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, adding another layer of complexity to monetary policy considerations. This tension comes as markets continue to digest the implications of potential policy shifts under the current administration.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_1__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking_Ahead_Market_Outlook\"><\/span>Looking Ahead: Market Outlook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the trading week begins, market participants face a complex landscape of trade tensions, corporate earnings, and economic indicators. The escalation of tariff threats has injected renewed volatility into global markets, potentially overshadowing what analysts had expected to be a relatively strong earnings season.<\/p>\n<p>Investors will be watching closely for any signs of resolution in trade disputes, as well as guidance from company executives about how they plan to navigate the changing trade environment. With major banks kicking off earnings season, their outlook on consumer spending, loan demand, and overall economic conditions will be particularly significant.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of trade uncertainty, upcoming earnings reports, and economic data releases suggests that markets could experience heightened volatility in the days ahead, as investors reassess growth prospects and policy implications for the remainder of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major Indexes Under Pressure as Trade Tensions Escalate U.S. stock futures pointed lower Monday morning as investors reacted to President 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