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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street closed higher on Thursday, largely shrugging off a decision by a federal appeals court late Thursday reinstating President Donald Trump's tariffs. This came a day after a trade court blocked most of the U.S. president's tariffs going into effect.
The S&P 500 ended up 0.4% higher on the day after the appeals court headline. The dollar, on the other hand, stayed lower against its safe-haven peers such as the yen and Swiss franc as investors braced for more trade uncertainty and volatility.
COMMENTS:
ADAM SARHAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, 50 PARK INVESTMENTS, NEW YORK
It's "a secondary thing even, though it's capturing the headlines right now. Investors are looking forward. Trump has already rolled back most of these tariffs anyway, so these court rulings are just headlines. Trump probably prepared an appeal before the ruling even came out. As far as I'm concerned, as long as the market doesn't tank on the news, it's just a secondary byproduct."
MARK SPINDEL, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, POTOMAC RIVER CAPITAL LLC, WASHINGTON
"I think markets are just going to continue to be caught in this pinball machine of court decisions, executive orders and judicial reviews. This is what happens when you don't follow a more sticky legislative process when developing policy. The result of using executive orders is that you're at the mercy of a court that is ruling on, circumscribing, or endorsing those orders. Markets are caught in the middle of all this, and the result is chaos and uncertainty."
TIM GHRISKEY, SENIOR PORTFOLIO STRATEGIST, INGALLS & SNYDER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
"The market has become numb to the tariff issue because the changes occur from multiple parties on a daily basis. Last night the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled the Trump doesn't have authority to implement reciprocal tariffs."
"That ruling was appealed and the appeal was successful. Now we're back with Trump having authority. Every day there's new news. The time frames are short and there are a lot of countries currently in trade and tariff negotiations. Markets are waiting for an ultimate resolution, which will likely be somewhat favorable to the U.S. overall but they may not be successful everywhere."
"Traders will react to news like this as quickly as they can hoping to gain a little advantage. But fortunes aren't made in the stock market by rapidly trading. They're made by investing in companies ... a daily move is just a drop in the bucket."