US stock markets suffered losses of $ 5.4 trillion in two days after the introduction of charges by President Donald Trump.
The measure was accompanied by retaliation from China and intensified fear of a global recession.
This Friday (4) sank the S&P 500 index by 6%, after a 4.8% release the day before Biggest week’s fall since the beginning of pandemic.
Technical Actions, including Giants such as Apple and Amazon, also withdrew, causing the Nasdaq Composite Index Enter the territory “Bear Market”With a drop of over 20% since the peak in December.
In Europe, Stoxx 600 index fell 8.4% at SemaonA, while the UK FTSE 100 registered a decline of 7%. Asia’s MSCI index also dropped 4.5%.
The situation worsened when China announced 34% duties on all US imports, which increased concern with a possible recession.
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Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell, also expressed concernwith the task that tariffs would result in “higher inflation and slower growth.”
Market reactions were intensified by a robust employment report for Mars, which showed that the US has added more jobs than expected.
However, investors were more concerned about the retaliation of China, which led to a higher risk of assets and an increase in demand for US state funds.
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Vix index, which measures the expected volatility, fired, reaches its highest level since 2020.
In addition, the commodity markets were affected, with Brent oil which fell 6.5% and WTI fell 7.4%, which reached prices that were not seen three years ago. The price of copper, a health indicator for the global industry, fell about 9%.
The widespread sales of shares led the income from the 10 -year tax rules to 3.86%, The lowest level since before Trump’s election.