Stocks extend slide, yen up as Sino-U.S. trade dispute escalates
June 18, 2018 at 20:36 PM EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks extended a global downturn on Tuesday, while the safe-haven yen rose as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating tit-for-tat trade war between the world's two biggest economies that has rattled financial markets.
