https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-19/us-stock-futures-rise-as-china-trade-tensions-cool-markets-wrap?srnd=phx-economics-v2
Sunday, October 19, 2025
S&P 500 Futures Rise As Trade Tensions With China Seem To Be Cooling
US equities have seen a rise amidst hopes of easing tensions between the US and China. S&P 500 futures have risen 0.2% in early asian trading hours. After threatening 100% Tariffs on Chinese imports Trump later redacted the statement claiming that tariffs that high would not be sustainable. Chinese officials have already told their global counterparts that tightened export controls, which were threatened earlier this month, will not affect normal trade flows between China and the globe. Strategists at Australias central bank are optimistic that tensions between the US and China will ease following a planned meeting between treasury secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng. There are also rumors that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in the coming month as well, adding to equity traders relief and optimism that tensions between the two nations will ease.
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This is something I have been really happy with over the last couple of weeks with how my portfolio has been performing and I knew this had a role to play but not this big of a role. Will be interesting to see with how these talks continue and how the S&P 500 will perform.
I have been following the equity markets daily and it seems like all of the volatility recently comes from the threat of trade barriers and not the actual effects of them in place. I am curious as to what the end goal is and when this will truly come to an end.
It's good to finally see some signs of optimism after the trade tension lately. I hope talks go well, and some stability to the markets wouldn't hurt.
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