Stock markets mixed as uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs

Hong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2025

Equity markets were mixed Wednesday as nervous investors brace for Donald Trump's wave of tariffs later in the day, with speculation about what he has in store stoking uncertainty on trading floors. Equities have been battered leading up to the US president's announcement - which he has dubbed "Liberation Day" - with warnings that friend and foe are in the crosshairs after what he says is