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Hedge funds, ETFs dump over $40 billion in stocks after Trump tariff shock

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global hedge funds and levered exchange-traded funds (ETFs) dumped more than $40 billion of stocks at a breakneck pace, growing increasingly bearish after President Donald Trump's shock announcement of harsher-than-expected global tariffs, according to bank notes to clients on Friday. Since late on Wednesday, when Trump boosted tariff barriers to their highest level in more than a century, S&P 500 companies have lost over $4 trillion in stock market value. JPMorgan said in a note that volatility targeting portfolios had between $25 billion and $30 billion in equities to sell in the coming days, as they unwind positions to reduce risk.

Market warning lights flash amber after Trump tariff shock

LONDON (Reuters) -Global markets have been sucked into a downdraft after U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, setting investors' go-to warning lights flickering but not yet flashing red. S&P 500 companies have shed $5 trillion in stock market value, an all-time two-day plunge for the benchmark, surpassing a two-day loss of $3.3 trillion in March 2020, when the pandemic ripped across global markets.

European Stocks Sink Into Correction as Trade Worries Escalate

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks tumbled into a correction on Friday as China retaliated against US tariffs, escalating the global trade war.Most Read from BloombergHousing Agency Aims to Relocate Its DC HeadquartersMetro-North Is Faster Than Acela on NYC-New Haven Route After Signal UpdatesLocal Governments Vie for Fired Federal WorkersWhat Would ‘Transportation Abundance’ Look Like?London Clears Final Hurdle for More High-Speed Trains to EuropeThe Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 5.1% at the close in