Published on 14 Feb 2025 on Benzinga
U.S. stock futures traded close to the flatline on Friday after Tuesday’s rally. Futures of all four benchmark indices were slightly lower while fluctuating between gains and losses.
Investors shrugged off President Donald Trump‘s latest tariff announcement. Despite Trump’s call for “fair and reciprocal” tariffs on all U.S. trading partners, the orders he signed on Thursday don’t call for immediate implementation of the tariffs. The tariffs could take effect as early as April, giving countries time to negotiate.