Fall in the stock markets
Its price gold It broke a record in the early hours of today, exceeding $ 3,150, a few hours after Donald Trump’s customs duties announced, which target Asia and the European Union.
At 02:20 (Greek time), the ounce of precious metal was up 0.80%, reaching a new historical high: $ 1,319. The previous record was recorded just yesterday.
At the Sydney Stock Exchange, one of the first to open internationally after the announcements in Washington, a key index fell 1.8%. In the Tokyo derivative market, the fall was much more spectacular (-6%). In electronic transactions after the closure of Wall Street – Generally volatile – Dow Jones fell 2.4%, Nasdaq 4.25%, the S&P 500 3.4%.
In the foreign exchange markets, the YEN, which is generally considered to be placed-in-one of the financial refugees, recorded a 1% rise against the US dollar.
