{"id":2420608,"date":"2025-04-07T08:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-and-asian-markets-plummet-over-tariff-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:59:05","slug":"european-and-asian-markets-plummet-over-tariff-uncertainty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-and-asian-markets-plummet-over-tariff-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"European and Asian markets plummet over tariff uncertainty &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-and-asian-markets-plummet-over-tariff-uncertainty-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>European and Asian markets experienced importent declines due to rising anxiety over U.S. tariffs and potential economic retaliation from China. On Monday, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong dropped by 13.22%, while the Shanghai SSE Composite Index fell by 7.34%. Other major Asian markets, including Taiwan&#8217;s Taiex and South Korea&#8217;s KOSPI, also noted significant losses. Europe mirrored these trends, with Italy&#8217;s IT40 dropping over 7% and Germany&#8217;s DAX plunging by 6.5%. analysts are predicting that U.S. markets will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reflect similar downturns<\/a>, with the Dow Jones Industrial average and other indexes suffering losses just days before. Experts suggest that market volatility is likely to continue due to the complexities of the tariffs and thier broad impact on global economies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">European and Asian markets plummet over tariff uncertainty<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083419\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Anxiety and uncertainty over U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> and economic retaliation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> caused foreign markets to plunge on Monday. European and Asian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stock-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stock markets<\/a> were the first to experience the economic fallout this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asian markets were hit particularly hard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3371725\/navarro-tension-with-musk-tariffs-no-rift\/\">Navarro seeks to cool tension with Musk over tariffs: &#8216;There&#8217;s no rift here&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3371707\/lutnick-trump-tariffs-small-islands-strategic-closing-trade-loopholes\/\">Lutnick says Trump tariffs on small islands are strategic closing of trade &#8216;loopholes&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3371655\/scott-bessent-rejects-assumption-impending-recession\/\">Scott Bessent &#8216;rejects assumption&#8217; of an impending recession<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dropped 13.22% to 19,828.30 on Monday, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/stocks-markets-nikkei-tariffs-trump-76d0de278a6cad291ace624a74a6a1b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Additionally, the SSE Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 7.34% to 3,096.58, Taiwan&rsquo;s Taiex decreased 9.7% to 19,232.35, and KOSPI in South Korea fell 5.57% to 2,328.20. In Japan, Tokyo&rsquo;s Nikkei dropped 7.83% to 31,136.58.<\/p>\n<p>Europe experienced similar economic downturns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Italy&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-candidate-wins-chile-presidential-election-after-year-of-leftist-mob-violence\/\" title=\"Communist Candidate Wins Chile Presidential Election After Year of Leftist Mob Violence\">stock market index<\/a>, the IT40, <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/italy\/stock-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped<\/a> over 7% to 32,234, and Spain&rsquo;s ES35 fell 6.1% to 11,667. Great Britain&rsquo;s FTSE 100 dipped 5% to 7,652.73, and Paris&rsquo;s CAC 40 lost 5.9% to 6,844.96, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported. Meanwhile, Germany&rsquo;s DAX plunged 6.5% to 19,311.29.<\/p>\n<p>Markets in the U.S. are expected to mirror their international counterparts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-and-asian-markets-plummet-on-monday-over-tariff-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... and ... plummet on ... over tariff uncertainty - Washington Examiner\">experience major losses<\/a> upon opening on Monday morning. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 5.5% to 38,314.86, the Nasdaq dipped 3.8%, and the S&amp;P 500 plunged 6%, the <em>Associated Press <\/em>reported<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3369988\/economy-added-228000-jobs-march-facts-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ECONOMY ADDED 228,000 JOBS IN MARCH: THE KEY FACTS AND FIGURES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the number of countries included in the U.S. tariffs and the economic complexities involved, many experts reportedly believe that market volatility will continue for some time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ultimately, our take is market uncertainty and volatility are likely to persist for some time,&rdquo; Nathan Thooft, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Manulife Investment Management, told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2083419\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083419\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European and Asian markets crash due to tariff fears<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2420609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25094535557496.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52959,52958,52960],"class_list":["post-2420608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-asian-markets","tag-european-markets","tag-tariff-uncertainty"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25094535557496.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420608\/revisions\/2420612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}