Asian markets are sinking after the latest salvo in Trump’s trade war with China

• The US government has released a list of $ US200 billion worth of Chinese goods that will be subject to new 10% tariffs.
• The news has not gone down well in Asian financial markets, especially in China.
• Stock futures point to losses, steep in some instances, in European and US markets when trade resumes later today.

When your largest trading partner proposes increasing tariffs on $ US200 billion of your exports, it’s unlikely to go down well with investors.

Alas, that’s proven to the be the case today in Chinese financial markets with stocks and the Chinese yuan both sitting deep in the red midway through the session on Tuesday.

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