China announces retaliatory tariffs, U.S. unemployment rises: Morning Buzz
The major averages were sharply lower again near noon, continuing yesterday’s post-tariff slide. China has retaliated with additional tariffs of 34% on all U.S. goods a day after the Trump administration imposed its own sweeping levies. Meanwhile, the latest U.S. jobs data show that nonfarm payrolls rose by a higher-than-forecast 228,000 jobs, though the unemployment rate has ticked higher. Looking to commodities, oil prices are sharply lower due to a planned output increase promised by OPEC+ as