U.S.-Chinese Trade Spat Roils Markets

April 11, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Market trends remained on the downturn Thursday as trade tensions escalated between the U.S. and China, while demand indicators at home turned south. Stock indexes were still in retreat in Thursday trading, even after U.S. President Donald Trump outlined a 90-day reprieve on so-called reciprocal tariffs amid warning signs for the global economy.