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Markets Skid Into Weekend As Trade Fears Cast A Pall

Traders took heart from Fed boss Jerome Powell's comments that the impact of hefty levies imposed on imports from key partners would likely be transitional, and from officials' forecasts that did not see a feared recession this year.

Markets Track Wall St Gains As Tech Inspires Hong Kong

London, Paris and Frankfurt rose at the open. The rally came after a second successive day of gains on Wall Street, which has been hammered this month by a sell-off sparked by Trump's tariffs campaign that many fear could ramp up US inflation and hammer the economy.

Stock Markets Start Week On Mixed Note

Trading floors have been hit by uncertainty since Trump returned to the Oval Office last month announcing a series of tariffs against key trading partners.

Stocks Drop, Dollar Rallies As Year Of The Snake Starts With Bite

Tokyo, Seoul and Jakarta each shed more than two percent while Sydney, Bangkok and Wellington were each off more than one percent. Singapore and India also fell, while Hong Kong gave up early deep losses to end only marginally down. Shanghai remained closed for a holiday.

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