Major US equity indices were lower this week, trimming the prior week's notable gains; the Russell dropped after six straight weekly gains. Trade was not a big factor earlier in the week, though there seemed to be some waning of the optimism that followed the US-China de-escalation after the Geneva talks. However, trade stormed back into the narrative on Friday morning, with Trump posting that discussions with the EU were going nowhere and the bloc would see a 50% general tariff starting 1-Jun.