# Blame Trump’s tariffs for the stock market carnage, strategists say

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/blame-trumps-tariffs-for-the-stock-market-carnage-strategists-say/
- Published: 2025-03-12T09:00:50-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: President Trump holds up an executive order after signing it in the Oval Office on March 6, 2025. Photo credit: Alex Wong / Getty Images. Article by Josh Fellman. Quartz – March 10, 2025. President Donald Trump triggered Monday’s stock market sell-off with his shifting tariff policies, which are bad news if they’re tactical and even worse if they’re long-term strategies, market observers said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 890 points, or 2.1%, with the other major market indexes showing even steeper losses. The S&P 500 fell 2.7%, and […] Click here to view original web page at qz.com Related articles: Dow loses nearly 500 points Tuesday in another day of reckoning with tariff uncertainty – CBS News Wall Street falls in a manic day after briefly dropping more than 10% below its record – AP News We’re not in a recession yet—but analysts warn tariffs could push us into one – Fast Company