BREAKING: International stock markets tumble as Trump calls tariffs 'medicine'

International stock markets have fallen dramatically overnight amid fears of a global trade war following Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which he called "medicine". Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index dived nearly 8%, the Singapore benchmark index fell 6.8%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell more than 6%, and South Korea's Kospi lost 4.4%. Meanwhile US stock market futures signalled further weaknesses, with the future for the S&P 500 losing 4.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 3.5%, while the future for the Nasdaq lost 5.3%. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/international-stock-markets-tumble-as-trump-calls-tariffs-medicine-13343658 #trump #tariffs #trade #usa #uk #trump #economy #markets #china SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales