Published: Apr 05, 2025, 04:40 IST | Updated: Apr 05, 2025, 04:40 IST
Asian stocks started Friday with deep losses as investors braced for further pain across global markets after Wall Street's $2.5 trillion rout. President Donald Trump touted Wednesday as a landmark in U.S. history, saying his tariffs would "make America wealthy again." Instead, the steepest levies in a century sparked a rapid selloff in risk assets, culminating Thursday with a 4.8 percent rout in the S&P 500.