MARKETS: Stocks are trading lower as traders continue to worry about the effects of the U.S. trade battle with China.
Shares on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 300 to 500 points lower in early trade, with the index hovering around 25,689. The tech-heavy NASDAQ traded 0.64% lower at 7,783, and the benchmark S&P 500 Index traded about 1.5% lower at 2,839.
"Overnight you had three other central banks in the Asia Pacific region lower rates unexpectedly and that spooked traders," Mike Matousek, head trader at U.S. Global Investors, told ABC News, referring to larger-than-expected rate cuts by India, Thailand and New Zealand."What you have is traders wondering, 'What is under the water that we don't see?' Because the water is murky."He cautioned, however, against panic.
President Donald Trump has threatened another 10% hike in tariffs on $300 billion in goods from China, affecting virtually everything else that is not already subject to import taxes. The move has been opposed by retailers and manufacturers, which are worried about the holiday shopping season as the increased costs may be passed on to shoppers.
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