Bessent: China Aware of Potential U.S. Tariff Increases

Bessent indicated that China recognizes the potential for U.S. tariffs to revert to levels seen before the Supreme Court's annulment of certain duties due to ongoing Section 301 trade investigations. This situation could heighten trade tensions, impacting the risk appetite among investors and leading to capital flows away from Chinese equities and related assets. The Chinese economy, heavily reliant on exports, may face increased pressure, particularly in sectors like technology and manufacturing that are sensitive to tariff changes. Traders will closely watch for any official announcements or developments regarding the Section 301 investigations, as these could serve as a catalyst for market reactions.

HIGH-impact news is typically a market-moving event with multi-pip or multi-percent intraday reactions. Examples include central bank rate decisions, major CPI/NFP releases, geopolitical shocks, mega-cap earnings beats/misses, and regulatory announcements. Traders typically position-reduce or hedge ahead of scheduled HIGH-impact events, and follow the wire in real time to react to unscheduled ones (war headlines, central-bank emergency statements, surprise corporate actions). The Trading News Terminal squawk box reads every HIGH-impact headline aloud the moment it hits the wire — so active traders don't have to stare at the feed.

Active traders typically follow a three-step workflow when a market-moving headline hits the wire: (1) read the headline on the terminal or hear it on the squawk box; (2) assess whether the news is already priced in (by checking intraday price action in the seconds before) or whether it's genuinely new information; (3) act — either entering a breakout position, fading an overreaction, or tightening stops on existing trades. Trading News Terminal's Pro plan delivers wire-grade headlines within seconds of the source, with automatic audio squawk on every HIGH-impact event, so the read-assess-act cycle never waits on a refresh button.