On April 4, according to market data, possibly affected by Trump's aggressive tariff policy, global mainstream assets and stock index futures experienced a widespread decline, including:
· Dow futures down 2.4%, S&P 500 futures down 2.3%, Nasdaq futures down 2.5%
· German DAX index plummeted 5.00% intraday, French CAC40 index dropped sharply by 4.5%, Italian FTSE MIB index plunged 7%, Spanish IBEX35 index fell 6%
· Brent crude and WTI crude both dropped around 6%
· US Dollar Index DXY dropped 40 points in the short term, currently at 102.11
· US 2-year Treasury yield fell to the lowest level since September 2022, currently at 3.5205%