Trump's USD 100 bn warning to China sends stocks lower

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London: Equity markets around the world slid lower today after US President Donald Trump warned that he could slap another USD 100 billion of extra tariffs on China's imports, fanning fresh fears of a full-blown trade war between the two superpowers, dealers said.

Data showing a major drop in job creation in the United States and no spike in wage growth hit the dollar, however, as it lessened expectations the Fed will rush to hike interest rates.