Stocks, dollar sink and gold hits record as Trump tariff panic returns


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HONG KONG: Stocks and the dollar tumbled while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped markets again Friday (April 11) after Donald Trump admitted that his global tariff blitz could see "a transition cost".

The US president's decision to delay crippling duties for 90 days sparked a frenzied scramble for equities that had been beaten down since his "Liberation Day" announcement unleashed a global panic.

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