The US stock market has taken a few knocks so far in 2025. After riding high in 2024, US blue chip stock indices underperformed European indices in January, DeepSeek weighed heavily on US chip stocks last week, and now President Trump’s trade wars are also weighing on market sentiment.

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada

The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, U.S. stocks pared their losses after Mexico said it had negotiated a one-month reprieve.