These twists and turns in the stock market can be traced to Trump’s many tweets regarding the trade deal, often with contradicting messages and contrasting tones. The Trade Deal with China continues, but too slowly, as they attempt to renegotiate. No!”His May 5 tweet marked the opening salvo for the current escalation of the trade war. In a press conference, he referred to the trade war as a “little squabble”, even hinting that a trade deal may come soon as both sides want a deal. However, stock markets are telling a different story – a trade war is not only bad, but everybody loses.

Source: Philippine Star May 19, 2019 16:00 UTC