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However, this relief may just be temporary for companies that rely on the exchange of goods between the U.S. and its third-largest trading partner, China.
In one Truth Social post, Trump announced he is raising tariffs on China to a whopping 125% — up from a planned 34% — due to the nation refusing to back off reciprocal tariffs on American goods.
For investors in companies like Apple who might be celebrating a temporary stock price jump (in just minutes, AAPL increased by double digits), the rollercoaster is just getting started.
According to Jeff Fieldhack, a research director at Counterpoint Research who specializes in Apple, Trump’s tariffs on China will likely be passed on directly to consumers.
Apple’s latest iPhone 16 Pro retails for $999 today. If Trump doesn’t budge on his tariffs, the price could be closer to $2, 250, Fieldhack tells Fortune.
“The tariff economic Armageddon unleashed by Trump is a complete disaster for Apple given its massive China production exposure, “ wrote Wedbush analysts.
Apple’s reliance on China is no accident.
In fact, the company’s current CEO, Tim Cook, was an instrumental part in solidifying the company’s presence in China, having previously managed Apple’s end-to-end supply chain.
He told Fortune in 2017 that the reason the company continued to invest in China was not because of the labor costs.
Instead, he said, it’s because of the quality of people and their skills, pointing to Chinese workers’ vocational tooling expertise in particular.
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解 rebound 这个词？
- 文中提到，特朗普提高对中国关税的原因是什么？
- 受特朗普关税政策影响，iPhone 售价可能会有怎样的涨幅？
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重点词汇
rebound
/ˈriː.baʊnd/
v. 反弹；回升
- 搭配短语：price rebound搭配短语：market rebound例句：Our sales rebounded after last month's slump.
off
/ɑːf/
prep. 基于；由于
- 例句：Stocks rose off strong earnings.
goods
/ɡʊdz/
n. 商品；货物
- 搭配短语：Goods and Services搭配短语：consumer goods
some
/sʌm/
det. 大约；若干
- 近义词：approximately；about例句：It cost some 50 million dollars.
relief
/rɪˈliːf/
n. 缓解；宽慰；暂时的轻松感
- 例句：What a relief!搭配短语：pain relief搭配短语：disaster relief
whopping
/ˈwɑː.pɪŋ/
adj. 惊人的；巨大的
- 例句：She inherited a whopping fortune.搭配短语：a whopping lie
back off
退让；让步；撤回原有立场或行动
reciprocal
/rɪˈsɪp.rə.kəl/
adj. 相互的；对等的
- 例句：Respect is reciprocal.搭配短语：reciprocal affection
jump
/dʒʌmp/
n. 突然上涨；快速上升
- 词性拓展：jump（v. 突然上涨；快速上升）
- 例句：Stock jumped 10%.
pass on
传递；（成本、税负等）转嫁
- 例句：Pass on the message.
retail
/ˈriː.teɪl/
v. 以零售价出售
- 反义词：wholesale（v. 批发）拓展词性：retail（n. 零售；零售业）
- 搭配短语：retail price
- 搭配短语：retail therapy
budge
/bʌdʒ/
v. 让步；改变立场（多用于否定结构）
- 例句：The rock didn't budge.例句：He won't budge.
Armageddon
/ˌɑːr.məˈɡed.ən/
n. 世界末日；毁灭性灾难（常作比喻义）
- 英文释义：a final war between good and evil at the end of the world, as described in the Bible搭配短语：an environmental Armageddon文化补充：好莱坞著名的灾难片——Armageddon，中文译名《绝世天劫》，由布鲁斯·威利斯主演。
unleash
/ʌnˈliːʃ/
v. 释放；引发；使爆发（尤指负面后果）
- 相关词汇：leash（n. 狗绳）
- 例句：Put a leash on a dog.
搭配短语：unleash a war搭配短语：unleash chaos搭配短语：unleash one's potential
instrumental
/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.təl/
adj. 起关键作用的；至关重要的
- 例句：He was instrumental in the project's success.
solidify
/səˈlɪd.ə.faɪ/
v. 巩固；使稳固；使固定
- 相关词汇：solid（n. 固体）例句：Lava solidifies as it cools.
end-to-end
/ˌend.tuːˈend/
adj. 端到端的；覆盖全过程的
- 英文释义：from the very beginning of a process to the very end例句：We offer our clients end-to-end solutions.
labor cost
劳动力成本；人工成本
vocational
/voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/
adj. 职业的；职业技能相关的
- 相关词汇：vocation（n. 职业，工作）搭配短语：vocational school
tooling
/ˈtuː.lɪŋ/
n. 工装；模具；制造工具及其相关技术
- 英文释义：the process of getting, making, or using the right equipment for a particular purpose
