Global markets tumble as Trump announces tariffs for China

Threat of trade war escalating

Beth Brearley
clock • 2 min read

Asian stock markets fell in Friday's trading as the threat of a trade war escalated on the back of President Donald Trump announcing tariffs on up to $60bn in annual Chinese imports and Beijing threatening to hike its own taxes on US imports.

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