Markets Soar As Treasury Secretary Reportedly Says Tariff Standoff With China Is Unsustainable And Set To De-Escalate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Trump took a new jab at Powell on Monday, saying "'Preemptive Cuts' in Interest Rates are being called for by many."
34% : With these costs trending so nicely downward, just what I predicted they would do, there can almost be no inflation, but there can be a SLOWING of the economy unless Mr. Too Late, a major loser, lowers interest rates, NOW," Trump said in his social media platform, Truth Social.
12% : Trump has not given updates about potential deals, especially as one with Japan seems to be stalling, but further scared markets on Monday by again flirting with a red line for Wall Street: forcing the removal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, affecting the central bank's independence.
7% : Trump is actually studying whether he can dismiss Powell,

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