The stock markets in Asia stumbled while looming in Donald Trump’s tariff

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Global markets fell on Monday due to fears of an intense trade war before expecting a set of additional definitions Donald Trump.

Japanese, South Korea and Hong Kong Shares He decreased sharply, as a sale started last week, after Trump said that the mutual US definitions that are expected to be announced on April 2 will be applied in the world.

“You start with all countries,” Trump told reporters in the Air Force. “We’ll see what is happening.” “Every country in Asia has participated in” unfair “commercial practices towards the United States.

The standard Topix in Japan decreased by 3.3 percent, and Nikkei 225 slides towards the 3.9 percent source. In Taiwan, Taiex 3.3 percent threw, while KOSPI fell from South Korea by 2.6 percent. Hang Kong Hang Sings fell 0.8 percent.

The chips of the area was among the largest losers, as the semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan and Samsung Electronics decreased by more than 2.9 percent. Disco Japan, the chip production tool maker, decreased by more than 7 percent.

In Hong Kong, Tinsight and Albaba decreased by 1.5 percent and 2 percent, respectively.

Gold set a record $ 3,098, an ounce of Troy, while the US Treasury’s revenues fell in a sign that investors were accumulating in safe assets.

“Many investors are (waiting) to announce the actual definitions, relax on their positions and achieve gains,” said Wei Lee, head of the multiple asset strategy at BNP Paribas Management. “This definition declaration … affected the feelings of the entire market.”

Trump described April 2 as a “liberation day” for the American economy, but his plans to delegate the so -called mutual Definitions The countries with unfair business judges with the United States have to disturb investors.

In the currency markets, the Elaine strengthened 0.4 percent against the dollar to 149.30, while the South Korean victory was flat. The dollar decreased by 0.2 percent against a basket of major trading partners.

The movements in Asia came after their fall on Friday in the United States, where the S&P 500 decreased by 2 percent. Nasdaq boat -focused technology is 2.7 percent Detaets about the economy Consumer feelings raised concerns about stagnation.

Futures markets have indicated a similar decrease in the United States, as NASDAQ contracts follow a decrease of 1.2 percent and S&P 500, a decrease of 0.7 percent. In Europe, Stoxx 600 futures decreased by 0.6 percent.