The US markets ended lower on Tuesday on the back of new tariffs taking effect over the Labor Day weekend in the escalating US-China trade. The US imposed a 15 percent tariff on approximately $112 billion worth of Chinese imports, leading to Chinese retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars worth of US goods. President Donald Trump repeated his claim in remarks that China is paying for the tariffs by devaluing their currency. Trump indicated US and Chinese officials still plan to meet for trade talks this month but argued the US cannot allow China to rip us off anymore as a country. Trump threatened to get tougher on China if he wins re-election and dismissed suggestions that he work with the European Union to go after Chinese trade practices.
On the economic data front, a report released by the Commerce Department showed a slight uptick in US construction spending in the month of July following a smaller than previously estimated slump in June. The Commerce Department said construction spending inched up by 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $1.289 trillion in July after sliding by 0.7 percent to a revised June rate of $1.288 trillion. Street had expected construction spending to rise by 0.3 percent compared to the 1.3 percent nosedive originally reported for the previous month. The uptick in construction spending came as an increase in spending on public construction was partly offset by a dip in spending on private construction.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 285.26 points or 1.08 percent to 26118.02, Nasdaq declined 88.72 points or 1.11 percent to 7874.16 and S&P 500 was down by 20.19 points or 0.69 percent to 2906.27.
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