LONDON: Ballooning fears of a global trade war hammered emerging markets, pushing stocks down almost 2% while dollar-bond spreads rose to their highest since November and Turkey’s lira plumbed record lows against the dollar and euro.
Investors ran for safety after US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that could impose tariffs on up to US$60bil of imports from China after a 30-day consultation period.
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