Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain
A protest against the killings by the suspected Fulani herdsmen in various parts of Nigeria, especially in Benue state, has kicked off at Trafalgar Square, London.
The protest was convened by Mutual Union of Tivs in the United Kingdom (MUTUK) and is being supported by members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom.
The Guardian learnt that the protesters will proceed to both the Nigerian High Commission and later to 10, Downing Street.
Details later.
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