Author name: Jonathan Tacadena

Jonathan, with over 22 years of experience as an investment advisor, began in Futures in 2001, transitioned to Foreign Exchange, and has focused on Equities for over 15 years. He specializes in using derivatives like options to safeguard share portfolios and create additional income.

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The Supply Chain Crash No One Sees (Yet)

The U.S. economy is speeding toward a supply chain crisis — and most people haven’t noticed.

Back on April 10th, trade from China to the U.S. largely shut down. Shipping times mean the real pain doesn’t hit immediately:

30 days to Los Angeles

45 days to Houston and Chicago

55 days to New York

That means the real economic fallout starts mid-May and intensifies through June.

Right now, everything looks normal. Store shelves are stocked. Retailers are still shipping goods. But that’s because companies frontloaded inventory earlier this year, fearing tariffs. Most big retailers carry 60–90 days of inventory. That cushion is about to vanish.

Closing Bell

Closing Bell 23rd April: ASX rallies as markets hopeful on tariff relief

Australian equities rallied on Wednesday, tracking a strong rebound on Wall Street after US President Donald Trump signaled a potential rollback of tariffs on China from the current 145 per cent. The S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.3% to 7920.9 by 2pm, while the All Ordinaries gained 1.4%. Energy led gains across all 11 sectors, as iron ore and crude prices climbed on easing trade tensions.

Closing Bell

Closing Bell 11th April: ASX falls to end week. Gold miners rise as Gold rallies to record highs

The Australian sharemarket fell sharply on Friday, extending its weekly losses amid renewed global risk aversion following a third US tariff hike on Chinese imports this week. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1.3% or 97.8 points to 7611.8 by 2:15pm, erasing much of Thursday’s five-year record rally. The benchmark is down 0.8% for the week and 4% since the start of April. The All Ordinaries lost 1.2%, with 10 of 11 sectors in negative territory, led by energy.

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