Stock markets across Asia were mixed on Friday after a tumultuous week. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs shook markets around the world, even after he paused tariffs on all countries except China.
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00:00Asian stock markets wavered on Friday despite a Thursday rebound following a pause on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs for all countries except China.
00:10Taiwan's TAI-X was still up on Friday, but other Asian stock indexes were down slightly over fears of a U.S.-China trade war.
00:18In Japan, the Nikkei was down nearly 3 percent. Meanwhile, the Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes were up slightly.
00:25The White House says U.S. tariffs on China stand at 145 percent, but China has not backed down from issuing its own reciprocal tariffs of 125 percent.