#TariffTensionsHitCryptoMarket 📉 1) Macro Shock: Trade Tensions Are Being Priced In
Real economic uncertainty is driving risk-off sentiment.
Renewed tariff threats — notably extensions into Europe and fears of escalating protectionism — have rattled global markets, not just crypto. Equity indices and risk assets broadly have weakened as investors reassess growth expectations and supply-chain risk. These developments are measurable macro catalysts, not just trader emotion.
Investors typically retreat from high-beta assets (like crypto) into cash or traditional havens when policy risk spikes,