Already-nervy markets were greeted on Tuesday with a full-blown trade war and major diplomatic row, as fears of a first-quarter economic downturn erased hopes that the U.S. economy will sail through the disruption unscathed.
U.S. tariff hikes against Canada, Mexico and China are set to go ahead and have already been met with retaliatory measures from Beijing.
New plans from the European Union to increase defense spending could potentially mobilize as much as 800 billion euros ($841 billion), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
“Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending,” she said in a statement.
The plan will include 150 billion euros of new joint EU borrowing for member states to invest in defense.
As noted, the move back above 2888 breaks momentum for a retracement… but faces layers of resistance at 2920 (tested), 2930 and 2945 ahead of the record 2956 high.
Look for support as long as it trades above 2888-93. Only back below 2859 would put the low at risk again.