Stocks on tenterhooks as Trump’s tariff plans loom

Daily Maverick

Asian stocks stutter as gold nears record high amid nervousness over Trump’s tariff plans. Investors await details of reciprocal tariffs, fearing an intensifying global trade war. Trump’s levies on aluminium, steel, autos, and Chinese goods have rattled markets. Asian stocks fall, with Japan’s Nikkei down 0.3% and South Korea’s index 0.57% lower. S&P 500 and Nasdaq end higher after choppy session.
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