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market-moving events, along with the weekend's top news and analysis.

Hello, today is Sunday, March 30th, and I'm your host, Kim Con.

It's not often that something can dwarf the jobs report on Wall Street,

but the administration's global tariff announcements on Wednesday will almost certainly drive

direction. Tariff Tuesday would have had a better ring to it, but the fact that Tuesday is also

April Fool's Day probably had something to do with White House planning. For his part,

President Trump is calling Wednesday Liberation Day.

But liberation rhymes with stagflation, the other word on the lips of traders.

Numerous strategist Charlie McGillicott says, in light of recent shorter-term inflation data,

we too are seeing a local stagflation theme as the diciness of Trump's phase one growth-negative policy makes risks pulling sentiment slash consumer into an even more precarious place.

Pepperstone's Khazar Elizundia says,

the combination of inflationary pressures, economic slowdown,

and rising trade tensions creates a challenging environment for equities.

Overall, current conditions point toward a concerning scenario

with signs of stagflation, that slow economic growth coupled with persistent inflation and a

rapidly deteriorating economic sentiment. So, what can investors expect on Wednesday? The experts

agree, who knows? Wells Fargo economists say, even as next week may bring some more answers around coming tariffs,

trade-related uncertainty will likely persist as these policies take time to be enacted,

are negotiated, and potentially even scale back. It will also take time to see how tariffs

indent growth and drive inflation, as uncertainty is causing most businesses to sit and await clarification.

This was evident in fresh durable goods data this week, which showed a stable but hesitant

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