US Markets Shut Down Today – Here’s the Surprising Reason Why

Wall Street hits pause as America celebrates Independence Day. No frantic trading, no red screens—just fireworks and hot dogs.

### The Hidden Cost of Patriotism

While traders enjoy a forced day off, crypto markets never sleep. Bitcoin chugs along at $XX,XXX—because decentralization doesn’t take federal holidays.

### Wall Street’s 18th-Century Hangover

The NYSE still operates on a calendar Benjamin Franklin would recognize. Meanwhile, DeFi protocols process $X billion in volume before breakfast.

Closing thought: Maybe markets should close every day—retail investors would lose less money that way.

US Stock Market After the Fourth of July

A new test could make or break the US stock market after the Fourth of July and that of Trump’s tariffs. The President announced sweeping tariffs early in April dubbed Liberation Day that tanked the markets. It stabilized after he approved a 90-day pause with exceptions and emerging economies reached out to the WHITE House lowering customs duties.

The 90-day pause on tariffs will end on July 9 and tariffs could surge if the President doesn’t act. The recent US stock market gains could be wiped out taking investors back to square one. The next few days and weeks are deemed risky as volatility is expected due to the development. Even the global markets could brace for impact as all their yearly gains are at risk of being wiped out.