CREFC's 1Q 2025 Sentiment Index Shows Steep Decline Amid Rising Tariff and Market Uncertainty

CREFC's 1Q 2025 Sentiment Index Shows Steep Decline Amid Rising Tariff and Market Uncertainty

NEW YORK, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the industry association representing the $6.2 trillion commercial and multifamily real estate finance sector, today released its First-Quarter 2025 (1Q25) Board of Governors (BOG) Sentiment Index survey results. Conducted from March 31 to April 7, 2025, the survey captured a dramatic shift in market sentiment that coincided with President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff a…

Diamond industry in crisis as Trump tariffs rock market – by Leslie Hook (Financial Times/Financial Post – April 15, 2025)

https://financialpost.com/ Traders warn of ‘standstill’ as shipments through Antwerp drop 85% Diamond traders are warning that the US$82-billion industry has “ground to a halt” because of Donald Trump‘s tariffs and the global trade war, with shipments through the gem-trading hub of Antwerp down to about one-seventh of usual levels. Trump’s sweeping tariffs include a 10 ...

US Tariffs Shake Up World’s Diamond Centers

US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement shocked the diamond industry and the world. The new import duties will impact every corner of the trade, from mining to retail.  Tariffs of 10% on almost all countries — and virtually all products — went into effect on April 5. On April 9, Trump postponed the implementation of higher reciprocal rates on specific countries by 90 days, just as they were about to come into effect. This gave a …