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UBS analyst Jay Sole maintains Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSBD#NYSE">PSBD</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $16.5 to $14.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Palmer Square Capital BDC, Lowers Price Target to $14

PDD Holdings Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PDD#NASDAQ">PDD</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/temu" rel="noreferrer noopener">online retailer</a> Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein will&nbsp;increase prices&nbsp;next week to shift the burden of U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs and crackdown on affordable imports on consumers.
The companies shared plans to raise prices starting April 25, offering the customers a week to buy at the current prices, Reuters reported Thursday, citing the company&#8217;s websites.
Temu also slashed its online ad spending in the U.S. and noted plunging ranking in&nbsp;Apple Inc&#8217;s&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) App Store following&nbsp;U.S. tariffs on trading partners.
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Temu has been spending money on TV ads and across Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Facebook to grow its market share in the U.S. by targeting budget shoppers.
Temu&#8217;s strategy helped it top Apple&#8217;s list of the most downloaded free apps&nbsp;in the U.S. for the past two years. However, downloads of Temu on Apple&#8217;s App Store have fallen 62% recently, CNBC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/temu-cuts-us-ad-spend-drops-in-app-store-rank-after-trump-tariffs-.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">reported</a> Thursday, citing SimilarWeb.
Under President Trump&#8217;s tariff policies, packages shipped from China are now subject to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/retail-sales/25/04/44714336/temu-shein-brace-for-impact-as-trumps-tariff-torpedo-blows-up-the-800-loophole" rel="noreferrer noopener">tariff rate of 145%</a>. At the same time, he ended the duty-free status on low-value China imports. New rules slap 90% tariffs on sub-$800 China shipments, ending a key pricing edge for fast fashion.
Amazon.Com Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) third-party marketplace sellers, many of whom source their products from China, are eying price hikes.
Last October, Amazon set <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41496830/amazon-attacks-temu-and-sheins-turf-with-new-low-cost-storefront-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">strict price caps</a> for its new low-cost storefront, with limits like $8 for jewelry and $20 for sofas, targeting discount rivals.
The new platform ships orders from China and offers sellers reduced fulfillment fees, aiming to boost affordable product offerings.
Amazon CEO&nbsp;Andy Jassy&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44754457/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-says-trump-tariff-costs-could-hit-consumers-as-sellers-pass-them-on-company-working-to-limit-price-hikes-amid-1771-ytd-stock-drop" rel="noreferrer noopener">warned that</a> tariffs on Chinese imports could result in higher consumer prices, as many of the company&#8217;s third-party sellers are unlikely to absorb the additional costs.
Temu was previously one of&nbsp;Meta&#8217;s&nbsp;largest advertisers, but it appears to have dramatically scaled back its spending on the platform.
Advertising analyst Brian Wieser at Madison and Wall&nbsp;told CNBC&nbsp;that over $7 billion of Meta&#8217;s $132 billion ad revenue in 2023 came from China.
Price Actions: PDD stock is up 1.93% to $94.13 at the last check Thursday.
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Temu And Shein To Raise Prices Amid US Tariffs, Slash Ad Spend On Apple, Meta

UBS analyst Vilas Abraham maintains PennantPark Floating Rate (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFLT#NYSE">PFLT</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $11.5 to $10.5.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on PennantPark Floating Rate, Lowers Price Target to $10.5

The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark deposit <a href="https://europeancapitalinsights.substack.com/p/ecb-cuts-rates-amid-trump-tariffs?r=3nmatg">rate by 25 basis points </a>on Thursday, marking the seventh cut since June 2024.
The decision was based on "the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission," the ECB said. Most measures suggest that inflation will settle at around 2% of the ECB medium-term target on a sustained basis, the central bank <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.mp250417~42727d0735.en.html">said</a>.
The ECB began cutting rates in June 2024, following a decline in inflation to 2.6% after peaking at 10.6% in October 2022. The bloc&#8217;s central bank felt it needed to ease monetary policy to support the economy, as high interest rates had dampened investment and consumer spending.
<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79126d6a-5aa0-45b0-b1a1-a921eb93adff_1019x434.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79126d6a-5aa0-45b0-b1a1-a921eb93adff_1019x434.png" alt="" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Euro Area Interest Rate, Source: TradingEconomics</figcaption></figure>
ECB interest rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations, and the marginal lending facility will be decreased to 2.25%, 2.40%, and 2.65%, respectively, the central bank said today.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">ECB Moves to Project Eurozone From Global Uncertainty</h2>
European Union (EU) monetary officials have sought to <a href="https://x.com/eurocapinsights/status/1912903641041686636">protect the eurozone</a> from the impact of weaker global trade, market volatility, and the uncertainty surrounding US trade policy under President Donald Trump.
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/global-economic-outlook-april-2025">S&amp;P Global </a>lowered its 2025 global GDP growth projections<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/global-economic-outlook-april-2025">&nbsp;</a>on Wednesday to 2.2% from 2.5% amid the Trump administration's tariff war.
"The euro area economy has been building up some resilience against global shocks," the ECB said. "But the outlook for growth has deteriorated owing to rising trade tensions. Increased uncertainty is likely to reduce confidence among households and firms."
<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cf82199-0364-4839-afc7-663b591d9b02_720x481.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cf82199-0364-4839-afc7-663b591d9b02_720x481.png" alt="" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">% change in Global GDP: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/global-economic-outlook-april-2025">S&amp;P</a></figcaption></figure>
Concerns about global political instability have influenced the ECB&#8217;s decision-making.
"Geopolitical tensions, such as Russia's unjustified war against Ukraine and the tragic conflict in the Middle East, also remain a major source of uncertainty," Christine Lagarde, ECB governor, said today. "At the same time, an increase in defence and infrastructure spending would add to growth."
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://europeancapitalinsights.substack.com/p/eu-bolsters-defense-plans-as-brussels">EU leaders</a> have allocated €800 billion to defense investments as they grapple with a shift in the global order under the Trump Administration. Brussels has expressed alarm at Washington's push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine without EU involvement.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Trump's Tariffs Disrupt Europe's GDP Outlook</h2>
Trump's tariff war has curbed optimism about the eurozone's economic outlook. US tariffs had included a 20% blanket levy on EU goods and active tariffs on European autos, steel, and aluminum.
The Trump administration then paused the tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations with the EU. Brussels has also put its retaliatory tariffs on hold to facilitate dialogue.
"The never-ending back-and-forth have brought back growth concerns for the eurozone," ING Think <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://think.ing.com/snaps/ecb-cuts-rates-by-25bp-as-disinflationary-pressures-increase/">said</a> on Thursday. This has offset "previous optimism stemming from the German fiscal policy U-turn, at least in the near term," it said.
Lagarde<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/european-markets-functioning-well-ecb-attentive-fx-movements-lagarde-says-2025-04-11/"> said</a> last week that the bank "is always ready to use the instruments that it has available," hinting at a continued dovish stance.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BCA Research Points to Upside After Trump's Tariffs</h2>
Investment firm BCA Research, in a<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-the-unifier-how-europe-could-benefit-from-trumps-policies">&nbsp;report</a>&nbsp;titled "Trump the Unifier," pointed to an upside to Trump's trade policies. Chief Strategist Mathieu Savary <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-the-unifier-how-europe-could-benefit-from-trumps-policies">noted</a> that "ironically, Trump is doing more to advance European unity than anyone since Schumann, Monnet, and Adenauer."
BCA forecasted a mild eurozone recession by mid-2025, but one softened by coordinated fiscal support and monetary easing. Importantly, Savary argued that US protectionism could catalyze overdue structural reforms.
This would push Europe closer to completing its single market and launching new trade ties outside the US. The World Economic Forum (WEF) also highlighted the EU&#8217;s ability to absorb shocks, thanks to its robust trade bureaucracy.
"The EU's setup makes it uniquely well-positioned to manage a tariff war," Andrew Caruana Galizia, WEF's Head of Europe and Eurasia, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/liberation-day-europe-economics-tariffs/">said</a> on April 11. "It has an extremely competent trade bureaucracy with the power to negotiate on behalf of the entire bloc, and it can take far-reaching countermeasures without unanimity among its 27 member states."
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Europe Faces Steep Challenges With Trump's Tariffs</h2>
Still, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://europeancapitalinsights.substack.com/p/german-euro-area-economic-sentiment">challenges persist.</a> The prospect of US tariffs on critical EU sectors, such as pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, could deepen economic contraction if implemented. European GDP grew just 0.1% in Q4 2024.
Business investment and consumer sentiment remain subdued, while capital expenditure is declining. In response, German economic sentiment plummeted <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://europeancapitalinsights.substack.com/p/german-euro-area-economic-sentiment">on Tuesday</a> to multi-year lows on Trump's "Liberation Day" speech.
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://think.ing.com/articles/eurozone-recovery-facing-serious-headwinds/">ING Think forecasted that</a> the German economy will stagnate in this year&#8217;s second and third quarters, resulting in 0.5% GDP annual growth. It warned that economic forecasts are "highly uncertain" given that the trade situation "may swiftly change again."
Following Germany, the economic sentiment in the eurozone region also plummeted, according to the ZEW, a German non-profit organization.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Euro Strengthens, Energy Prices Ease With Trump Tariffs</h2>
Trump's tariffs have helped slow inflation in Europe, according to ING Think.
"The strengthening of the euro and the drop in energy prices have added to the disinflationary impact that the current trade tensions will have on the eurozone," it said.
Bond markets remain resilient, with German bunds seen as a haven. Despite short-term equity volatility, BCA expects European assets to outperform their US counterparts as reforms take hold.
The German equity benchmark, the DAX, is up around 5.85% year-to-date, while its US counterpart, the S&amp;P 500, is down around 10%.
<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67baa204-eb6c-4522-bc2b-6e2d65182325_1600x709.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67baa204-eb6c-4522-bc2b-6e2d65182325_1600x709.png" alt="" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">German 10-year Bond, Source: TradingView</figcaption></figure>
Germany's fiscal overhaul and growing trade partnerships with countries like India and Canada hint at a stronger post-crisis Europe.
A fresh start with China also seems on the cards. Xi Jinping<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.ft.com/content/1b336307-d8c6-4e37-a4d6-54e021e5c339"> said</a> that China and the EU should "jointly resist unilateral bullying." XI commented while hosting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez last week in Beijing.
"Tactically, a move towards more bilateral co-operation between these two economic heavyweights expands their potential leverage in any talks with the US as well," François Chimits, an economist at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, said.
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Any opinions expressed in this article are not to be considered investment advice and are solely those of the authors. European Capital Insights is not responsible for any financial decisions made based on the contents of this article. Readers may use this article for information and educational purposes only.&nbsp;
This article is from an unpaid external contributor. It does not represent Benzinga&#8217;s reporting and has not been edited for content or accuracy.

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ECB Cuts Rates Amid Trump Tariffs, Eurozone Growth Concerns

UBS analyst Peter Grom maintains Newell Brands (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NWL#NASDAQ">NWL</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $8 to $5.5.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Newell Brands, Lowers Price Target to $5.5

UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri maintains NVIDIA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $185 to $180.

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UBS Maintains Buy on NVIDIA, Lowers Price Target to $180

UBS analyst Vilas Abraham maintains Nuveen Churchill Direct (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCDL#NYSE">NCDL</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $18 to $16.25.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Nuveen Churchill Direct, Lowers Price Target to $16.25

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The S&P And Nasdaq are higher. Markets may be rising on hopes of a deal with China.

UBS maintains MSC Income Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSIF#NYSE">MSIF</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $17 to $15.5.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on MSC Income Fund, Lowers Price Target to $15.5

Keybanc Capital Markets analyst Jackson Ader downgraded Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) on Thursday from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSFT/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Overweight to Sector Weight</a>.
Ader expects some durable macro themes to play out during the on-calendar season.
His checks in his sub-sectors and within his VAR survey were both cautious on the outlook for the remainder of the year.
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Ader wrote that even referring to conversations in early March with some marketing partners, it sounded like first-quarter 2025 was holding up fine, but he noted worrisome signs in the deal cycle lengths and willingness to sign.
The analyst&#8217;s VAR survey, published yesterday evening, all but confirmed the anecdotes he had been picking up in his conversations. It crystallized his expectation that bookings in the first quarter are likely to be OK, but that guidance from companies, particularly in the enterprise, should be cautious. That is leading him to cut his revenue growth expectations and price targets for the on-calendar reporters as he heads into earnings season.
Foreign Exchange could save the day, but only optically. The sharp reversal of the dollar&#8217;s strengthening from the fourth quarter of 2024 should cushion the reported guidance for fiscal 2025 across most of the software.
Compared to when much of the sector gave the most recent guidance, the dollar has weakened 6%-8%.
On the cautious side, Ader highlighted Microsoft, a name he downgraded in conjunction with yesterday&#8217;s disappointing first-quarter 2025 VAR survey.
The analyst&#8217;s Sector Weight rating is based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) and free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)/share analysis. This scenario implies a calendar 2025 price that aligns with where the stock trades today. Microsoft, as of the close of April 16, 2025, of $371.61, trades at 8.7 times calendar 2026 EV/revenue and 27.5 times calendar 2026 EV/FCFF versus the overall software sector of 5.8 times EV/revenue and 33.7X EV/FCF.
MSFT Price Action: Microsoft stock is down 0.20% at $370.87 at publication on Thursday.
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UBS analyst Doug Harter maintains Morgan Stanley Direct (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSDL#NYSE">MSDL</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $21 to $20.5.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Morgan Stanley Direct, Lowers Price Target to $20.5

UBS analyst Vilas Abraham maintains Main Street Capital (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAIN#NYSE">MAIN</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $55 to $54.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Main Street Capital, Lowers Price Target to $54

Bank OZK shares are trading higher after the company reported a Q1 EPS beat.

Celestica shares are trading higher. JP Morgan maintained an Overweight rating on the stock.

UBS analyst Doug Harter maintains Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBDC#NYSE">KBDC</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $16.5 to $16.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Kayne Anderson BDC, Lowers Price Target to $16

KeyCorp shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 sales results.

UBS analyst Vilas Abraham maintains Hercules Capital (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HTGC#NYSE">HTGC</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $20 to $18.

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