Trump Made Hundreds of Stock Trades One Day Before Pausing Tariffs

President Trump filed a financial disclosure revealing 327 individual stock purchases totaling up to $12.8 million on April 8, 2025. These trades included shares in Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, and Alphabet. The following day, Trump announced a 90-day pause on sweeping tariffs, causing the S P 500 to rise by nearly 10 percent. Analysis from Sludge suggests the timing of these previously undisclosed trades indicates an intention to profit from the subsequent market rally.