Companies in multiple sectors have reduced financial orientation amid the growing uncertainty, since the commercial war of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, increases costs, changes supply chains and agitates Conns about the global economy.
Thorsday’s profits made it clear that corporations around the world ran into a wall of uncertainty in the first quarter, as executives found themselves sailing through the constantly changing position of the Trump administration on trade.
The comments of the largest food companies also underlined concerns between companies and investors that Trump’s tariffs and their attacks against the president of the United States Federal Reserve, Powell, will damage confidence in Main Street.
Profit reports show doubts
“Some political decisions, economic decisions have undermined the confidence of the consumer already soft,” said the CEO of Nestlé, Laurent Freixe, to journalists in a gain call.
The Dove Unilever soap manufacturer, who was also informing profits, described “decline the feeling of the consumer” in its US markets.
The shares moved on Thursday, and a rebound in the dollar failed when investors tried to choose the ads that quickly change the Trump administration on the fees and leadership of the Fed, the central bank of the United States.
Although most rates have stopped for 90 days until July 8, they remain a universal rate of 10 percent and additional tariffs on imports of aluminum, steel and cars, as well as the levies of the products imported from China, with having a dimensioning it has.
The Trump administration will analyze low tariffs on Chinese products imported to conversations between the two countries, a source to Reuters told Wednesday.
With the first quarter’s profit season entering their second week occupied, the companies had the costs of chaos and established how they plan to express the consequences.
Procter & Gamble, soda and PepsiCal snacks and thermos Fisher Scientific medical equipment manufacturer became the last companies to reduce the annual gains forecasts, citing commercial agitation. American Airlines withdrew his 2025 financial guide, reflecting his colleagues.
Thermo Fisher also warned of the impact of Trump’s proposed cuts to the financing of academic research.
Hyundai Motor said he had launched a working group to handle his response to the rates and transferred the production of some cross vehicles from Tucson from Mexico to the United States.
“We hope that a challenging commercial perspective continues due to the intensification of commercial wars and other unpredictable macroconic factors,” he said.
The automobile manufacturer is also considering moving the production of some cars to the United States from South Korea to other places, he said when reaffirming his annual gains objectives.
Hyundai and the KIA affiliate, which together the third largest car manufacturing group in the world for sales, generate approximately one third of their global sales in the US market and imports represent approximately two thirds of their US car sales.
The Chinese electronic commerce giant JD.com said almost 3000 companies have already made consultations about its 200 billion yuan fund ($ 27.35 billion), announced on April 11, to help exporters sell their domestic products.
The feeling of the consumer falls
In addition to the concerns about economic weakness, the German government reduced its growth forecast of 2025 on Thursday and now sees the stagnation insert an expansion of 0.3 percent, since the uncertainty of global commercial disputes limps the growth and investment of Dambens.
And in another sign of consumer confidence, Essity’s CEO, Magnus Groth, told Reuters that the Swedish fabric manufacturer had seen a fall in the demand for hotels and restaurants hygiene products in North America because people are out and may not be bisbe.
That echoed a warning of Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday night that Americans are spending less on dinner due to high economic uncertainty, promising the food chain to its sales perspective.
The telecommunications equipment manufacturer, Nokia, marked a short -term interruption of the United States tariffs, while Dassault systems, which sells software to car manufacturers, manufacturers of airplanes and defense companies, reduce their prognosis profits, knee due to the i Ital rate.
Nestlé and Unilever offered better quarterly sales than expected, but they and their large brand rivals are relieving the price increases in the United States to avoid buyers to the less expensive private label brands of retailers.
That can help calm Conerns that tariffs will feed an increase in inflation and slow down the economy of the United States, said other activities, including the manufacturer of stripes-BAN, that is, the electronics of LG and Interparfums.
“As we look forward, we expect more volatility and uncertainty, particularly a relationship with world commercial development, which we hope will increase on Thursday the president and CEO of Pepsico, Ramon Laguarta.
“At the same time, consumer conditions in many markets remain moderate and similarly have an uncertain perspective.”