Market Analysis: April 21st, 2025

Market Analysis: April 21st, 2025

Global Market Update

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Canadian Markets

Canada’s stock market dropped as oil prices fell 2%, driven by concerns that the ongoing tariff war would suppress global demand.  Gold jumped 3% as investors are increasingly worried that heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and China could weigh heavily on commodity-dependent economies like Canada.

A recent Canadian poll revealed that 44% of Canadians would support joining the European Union, compared to 34% who opposed the idea. This comes amid growing dissatisfaction with U.S. trade policies and a possible desire to diversify economic alliances.

American Markets

In the U.S., stocks traded down over 2% as President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, questioning the Fed’s independence. These remarks fueled investor anxiety over monetary policy stability. Investor’s were positioning trades with caution as markets were awaiting earnings reports from tech giants Tesla and Google, which are expected to influence the direction of the broader tech sector. Nvidia shares dropped as China’s Huawei ramped up production of its own AI chips, threatening Nvidia’s market share in a critical and fast-growing sector.

European Markets

European stocks also retreated broadly on tariff fallout concerns. Data released, revealed that investors have been shifting away from U.S. equities and pouring money into European markets. Data released showed that European equity funds recorded significant inflows in the week ending April 16, signaling growing confidence in the region’s economic prospects amid a shift from American markets.

The UK stocks ended marginally higher, supported by gains in mining and defense stocks, which helped offset broader market weakness. Economists suggested that the UK needs to align their trade interests with the USA,  rather than China to help boost the struggling and fragmented British economy.

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