Unexpectedly tariff Zalba on Saturday

No one likes to work on weekends.

If you are not the leader of the free world that shoots from social media reports – it means that it currently works as a job for many politicians – heads the barriers for free movement of goods.

Who guesses why US President Donald Trump has placed tariff letters to the European Union and Mexico – cool 30% on the goods imported from both – on Saturday. A The first batch of letters was released on Monday and the second Wednesday. Going through this cadence, the latest letters were to be sent on Friday.

No.

Here are two fully speculative assumptions:

Perhaps Trump wanted to save on his most devastating Salvo – the EU and Mexico were in 2024 Top-Two US largest trading partners – After all, when the markets were closed, hence the immediate return return return.

But it seems unlikely given that Trump detach NBC News on Thursday that he believes that “tariffs were very well perceived” because the “stock market has reached a new maximum”. And as CEO JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon – noted On the same day, the markets have “self -resorting” as investors are “little desensitizing” for tariff news.

Perhaps Trump just wanted to annoy his colleagues, especially those on the continent. Working on weekends can cause a touch to the American, but it is mainly for Europeans.

The combination of unexpectedly high tariffs – comments last week from Trump Secretary and USA Howard Lutno have impressed The books had a profitable deal – And the violation of the right to shut down would necessarily increase Ursul von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, and its ILK.

There may be no point in trying to comprehend the timing of ads, not to mention tariffs. The only thing that is true is that for many on Saturday night there was no dance.

The US impose 30% of the EU and Mexico tariffs. Trump on Saturday revealed these tariffs in letter published The truth is social. EU stopped their retaliation tariffswhich were supposed to come into force on Monday hoping to reach a deal.

US futures glide on Sunday night. Last week, All three major American indexes fell Weekly, when investors attracted themselves to additional tariff ads – which really came over the weekend. A Stoxx Europe 600 fell by 1.01% Friday.

Trump can “certainly” a firefighter. These comments were made by the director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett on Sunday who said that “if there is a reason” Trump can remove Jerome Powell from the post of chairman of the federal reserve system.

“You are losing,” says Jamie Dimon Europe. On Thursday, JPMorgan CEO said in the Ireland Foreign Affairs Department that “Europe has passed from 90% of US GDP to 65% in 10 or 15 years. It’s not good“

(Pro) Season Profit begins. Investors will want to follow the financial report in the second quarter of large banks such as Jpmorgan and Goldman SachsThis week. But more importantly them Forecast in the second half of the year.

American tariffs occupy the central scene but China and the EU quietly face

In recent weeks, restrictions on the European Union of Chinese companies involved in state tenders on medical devices have quickly met with China, which introduced a importation for such products. Separately, earlier this month, Beijing and Brussels entered into force, and Beijing and Brussels pleased each other’s criticism.

In general, the EU-Kita trade relations are now “quite poor”, according to Mark Julien, director of the Center for Asian Studies of the French Institute of International Relations.

. Sophie Kedelle