Donald Trump announces reciprocal tariffs; Bitcoin reacts with volatility

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By Berto R

  • Trump’s measure could have answers from other governments of the world.

  • In the next few hours or days, Bitcoin could take a more defined trend upwards or the loss.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that a regime of reciprocal tariffs will be established to imports.

This means that, from midnight today – when the presidential decree enters into force -, the United States will collect taxes reciprocally to imports from countries that charge taxes to US products.

At least initially, the nations of the following table are those that would «suffer» by the new US tariff policy:

Table of reciprocal tariffs of the United States. Source: Juan Rodríguez – X.

The market seems to be doubtful if this is a good or bad news for financial assets.

Next, the TrainingView graph shows how the BTC price has reacted to the news:

Bitcoin price chart on April 2, 2025.
Bitcoin price (BTC) in the last 12 hours. Source: TrainingView.

After the announcement of President Trump, BTC’s price has shown a reaction marked by the uncertaintizere.

The TrainingView graph reflects sudden movements in the BTC price, with increases and falls that show the Lack of consensus among investors on the implications of this measure.

The observed volatility responds to several factors. On the one hand, some investors consider that tariffs could strengthen BTC’s narrative as an active refuge, in a context where commercial tensions usually weaken Fíat currencies and generate distrust of traditional financial systems. This perspective promotes purchases by those who see in Bitcoin an alternative against the possible economic instability that a tariff war would bring.

However, others warn that an escalation in import costs could decelerate global economic growth, affecting the liquidity available for investments in assets considered «risk» as Bitcoin, which presses the downward price.

To this is added uncertainty about how affected countries will respond. If the nations opt for more severe tariff responses, international trade could resent, indirectly impacting investments. On the contrary, if the effect is limited and the economies manage to adapt, the market could stabilize and even benefit.

In this strip and loosen, The BTC price remains in a sway that reflects the duality of expectations. In the next few hours or days, with the responses from other countries in the world, a clearer trend could be defined.

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