Wall Street ends week mixed as Trump accuses China of trade deal breach

U.S. stocks wrapped up the week with a mixed finish after President Donald Trump accused China of breaking a recent trade agreement, reigniting global market jitters just weeks after a deal was struck in Geneva.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to close at 5,911.69, while the Nasdaq lost 0.32%, ending at 19,113.77. The Dow Jones rose 0.13%, finishing the week at 42,270.07.

Markets wavered following Trump's sharply worded social media post, in which he claimed China is facing economic collapse due to U.S. tariffs and said Beijing had "totally violated" the agreement Washington announced earlier this month.

“Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China… HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,” Trump posted.

He added he would soon speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing hope that the matter could be resolved.

In response, China pushed back, pointing to ongoing U.S. restrictions on chip exports. A spokesperson from China’s embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said the U.S. should stop “discriminatory restrictions” and respect the Geneva consensus.

Meanwhile, fresh U.S. economic data showed consumer sentiment remained flat in May, with the University of Michigan’s index holding at 52.2. Short-term inflation expectations edged up to 6.6%, but long-term expectations fell to 4.2%, the first drop since December.

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