Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed as week starts with uncertainty over tariffs
Asian stocks have had a mixed start to the week as uncertainty over what President Donald Trump will do with tariffs persists. U.S. futures were lower and oil prices also fell. Shares in China led losses in Asia, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down more than 2%. Japan's trade minister was visiting Washington for talks on ways to avert higher U.S. tariffs. On Friday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6% The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. Treasury yields also swung. Despite a slightly weaker-than-expected report on U.S. jobs, the Federal Reserve's chair said the economy looks strong enough to wait before making a move on interest rates.