U.S. President Donald Trump's U-turn on tariffs has rained yet more volatility on markets, leaving investors skidding from stocks to safe-havens and back, and while previous crises have seen bigger moves,

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US stocks tumbled on Thursday, pulling back from the previous day's historic rally amid concerns that President Trump's broad trade offensive has become a direct confrontation with China. The major averages sank to session lows after the White House confirmed updated tariff figures released on Thursday brings the total increased levies on Chinese goods to 145%,

South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will strengthen monitoring of foreign exchange, bonds and money markets while preparing contingency plans under varying scenarios as uncertainty over a global trade war persists.

The stock markets are tumbling, essentially erasing the historic gains from a day earlier when President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his sweeping tariff plan. Around lunchtime Thursday, the Dow was down 1,

A pullback from US Treasuries sent longer-term yields surging by the most since pandemic struck in 2020, deepening losses in what’s supposed to be a haven from financial turmoil and roiling markets abroad as investors sell government bonds to raise cash.

The unusual surge in long-term Treasury yields has rattled investors in the aftermath of President Trump's tariff-fueled "Liberation Day."