Stocks drop on tariff whiplash, futures decline


NEW YORK: Asian shares fell and the dollar held losses as uncertainties around President Donald Trump’s tariffs whipsawed the markets.

A regional stock gauge dipped 0.4 per cent, led by shares in Japan. Equity-index futures for the US and Europe extended their losses after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is considering a stopgap effort to impose tariffs on swaths of the global economy.

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Asian , equities , market , May 30

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