全球市場——特朗普對加拿大徵收關税後，股指期貨下跌；美元走強
U.S. and European stock futures fell 0.4% in Asia following President Trump's tariff threats against Canada and the EU. The dollar gained 0.3% against the Canadian currency, while the euro dropped 0.2%. Trump announced a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting August 1, with potential tariffs on the EU still unknown. Asian markets showed mixed results, with Japan's Nikkei down 0.1% and China's blue chips up 0.5%. Investors are preparing for upcoming U.S. corporate earnings amid ongoing trade tensions.
Wall St futures skid 0.4% after Trump warns on EU, Canada
Dollar up 0.3% on Canadian currency, euro off 0.2%
Asian shares wobble, Nikkei off 0.1%
(Updates prices to include China open)
By Stella Qiu
SYDNEY, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures dipped in Asia on Friday after President Donald Trump stepped up tariff threats against Europe and Canada, restraining an early rally in regional share markets.
The dollar gained on the euro and the Canadian currency as Trump issued a letter late on Thursday that a 35% tariff rate on all imports from Canada would apply from August 1, adding the European Union would receive a letter by Friday.
The U.S. president, whose global wave of tariffs has upended businesses and policymaking, floated a blanket 15% or 20% tariff rate on other countries, a step up from the current 10% baseline rate.
Both Nasdaq futures (NQc1) and S&P 500 futures (ESc1) fell about 0.4%. EUROSTOXX 50 futures (STXEc1) also dropped 0.4%.
The euro (EUR=EBS) slipped 0.2% to $1.1676, while the dollar gained 0.3% to C$1.3695 (CAD=) .
Earlier in the week, Trump pushed back his tariff deadline of July 9 to August 1 for many trading partners to allow more time for negotiations, but broadened his trade war, setting new rates for a number of countries, including allies Japan and South Korea, along with a 50% tariff on copper.
Joseph Capurso, head of international economics at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said the tariff rate of 35% on Canada is not as bad as feared because most of the imports are still subject to exemptions under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
“Now the tariff rate on imports from the EU… That’s what we don’t know as yet… The potential escalation between the EU and the US is a big deal for financial markets,” said Capurso.
“If you get something similar to (the U.S.-China trade war in April), that’s going to be very destabilising.”
Overnight, Wall Street indexes rose modestly but posted record closing highs as chip giant Nvidia (NVDA.O) made history with a closing market valuation above $4 trillion.
The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) wobbled but was last up 0.5% on Friday. That brought the weekly gain to 0.7%.
Tokyo’s Nikkei (.N225) reversed earlier gains to be off 0.1%, and is set for a weekly drop of 0.6%. It was dragged lower by an almost 7% drop in shares of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing (9983.T) after it warned of a significant tariff impact.
China’s blue chips (.CSI300) rose 0.5%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index (.HSI) rallied 1.3%.
Investors are gearing up for second-quarter U.S. corporate earnings next week to gauge the impact of Trump’s trade war launched with his “reciprocal” tariff announcement on April 2. JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) is due to release results on Tuesday, essentially kicking off the reporting period.
In Treasury markets, moves were muted in Asia. Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields (US10YT=RR) rose 1 basis point to 4.3577%, having edged up a tiny bit overnight after data showed jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week.
Oil prices rose after losing 2% overnight. Brent crude futures (LCOc1) gained 0.6% to $69.06 a barrel, having lost 2.2% a day earlier.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (CLc1) was up 0.7% at $67.05 a barrel.
Spot gold (XAU=) rose 0.2% to $3,329 an ounce.
