Stock Rout Worsens, Bonds Rally on Tariff Turmoil: Markets Wrap

The stampede from global equities gathered momentum Monday and investors piled into haven assets as the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs deepened.

European stocks tumbled more than 5%, with the benchmark Stoxx 600 now less than three percentage points away from a bear market. US equity-index futures indicated Wall Street is in for another steep decline following the $5 trillion rout on Wall Street last week. Treasury yields fell, while traditional haven currencies like the yen and Swiss franc surged.

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