Asian equities plummet as Trump tariffs bite

Asian equities fall with the Nikkei hitting an 18-month low as China retaliates against President Trump’s sweeping tariffs policies. U.S. equity futures also indicate a heavy sell-off after $5tn in market cap was wiped off the S&P 500 in just two days. Europe is also set lower today as European Union trade ministers gather in Luxembourg to discuss an appropriate tariff response. And in media news, the Trump administration is forced to extend the TikTok deadline as Beijing abandons the deal at the last moment over the last week’s tariff controversy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.