NEW YORK, Feb 21 — Wall Street stocks advanced yesterday as markets digested a US Supreme Court decision striking down some of the White House's sweeping tariffs and...
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The S&P 500 ended up 0.7 per cent. — Reuters file picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.NEW YORK, Feb 21 — Wall Street stocks advanced yesterday as markets digested a US Supreme Court decision striking down some of the White House's sweeping tariffs and President Donald Trump's response vowing new levies. The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Trump has relied on"does not authorize the president to impose tariffs." A furious Trump, who nominated two of the justices who repudiated him, said he was"absolutely ashamed" of some justices"for not having the courage to do what's right for our country" and vowed to impose a uniform tariff of 10 per cent under a separate authority. Wall Street stocks, which had opened lower following disappointing US economic data, pushed into positive territory and also ended higher following a choppy session. The S&P 500 ended up 0.7 per cent. Some analysts said they expect the ruling to lead to lower inflation, but others described the situation as fundamentally uncertain. The market is not"surprised by what it heard from the Supreme Court and at the same time, it's not surprised that the Trump administration is already touting its ability to make up for the lost revenue that would come from revoking the tariffs," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare. Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial, described the ruling as throwing a"pretty large wrench into the policy machine," predicting that policy uncertainty would remain"elevated." Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial, predicted Trump would likely pivot to a different legal strategy. "However, if lower tariffs help cool inflation, it could firm up expectations for Fed rate cuts later this year," Buchbinder said in a note. In Europe, a closely watched survey on Friday showed that business activity in the eurozone accelerated in February, indicating that the region's economy is on a more stable footing. British firms also boosted output in February, according to the purchasing managers' index published by S&P Global.In Asia, Hong Kong fell as it reopened from a three-day break for the Lunar New Year, and Tokyo was also down. Oil prices, which surged to multi-month highs this week on US suggestions of military action against Iran, moved sideways as markets kept an eye on geopolitics. Trump had suggested on Thursday that"bad things" would happen if Tehran did not strike a deal within 10 days, which he subsequently extended to 15. Asked by a reporter on Friday whether he was contemplating a limited military strike, Trump answered:"The most I can say — I am considering it." Also Friday, data showed the US economy expanded at a 1.4 per cent annual rate in the October to December period, significantly below the 2.5 percent pace that analysts had forecasted for the quarter."At first glance the first reading of fourth quarter GDP was very disappointing," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management.
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