Stock markets around the world extended losses for a second day on Friday on fears U.S. President Donald Trump's broad tariffs on imports into the United States will hit global economic growth and China retaliation.

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U.S. stocks are falling after President Donald Trump doubled down on his tariffs, despite seeing how much markets would love to see him do the opposite.

The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes was reverberating across world markets Monday as America’s trading partners puzzled over whether there is room for negotiating better deals.

Global stock markets extended a severe plunge Monday, fueled by fears that U.S. tariffs would lead to a global economic slowdown. European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index flirted with bear market territory in pre-market trading,