Japan, Trump and Tariff
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Wall Street, GM and tariffs
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General Motors ( No. 18 on the Fortune 500) reported its Q2 earnings results on Tuesday. The company’s net income fell 35% from the same period last year, as higher costs and uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s automotive tariffs resulted in a $1.1 billion hit to its bottom line.
The European Commission plans to submit counter-tariffs on 93 billion euros ($109 billion) of U.S. goods for approval to EU members, while its trade chief will hold talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host French President Emmanuel Macron for talks over dinner in Berlin on Wednesday, with Europe's battle to soften incoming U.S. tariffs and support for Ukraine expected to top a packed agenda.
General Motors said tariffs slashed its second-quarter income by more than $1 billion, and other companies pointed to import duties to explain smaller profits.
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The impacts will be felt more broadly in many industries, and the question is when the choice becomes to preserve profits by raising prices.
People overseas have so far paid very little for tariffs, with Americans bearing the brunt of the cost, per Deutsche Bank.
SSAB's earnings fell more than expected in the second quarter, hit by lower steel prices and a weakening European market due to tariff-driven uncertainty, the Swedish steelmaker said on Wednesday, sending its shares more than 7% lower.
As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.
Shares of SAP (NYSE:SAP) fell about 4% premarket on Wednesday following the company's second quarter results and outlook, while CEO Christian Klein warned about the U.S. public sector and manufacturers impacted by tariffs.