U. S. President Donald Trump said last week that the tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could « take place very soon. »
Asian markets are set for a lower open on Monday as trade tensions between the U. S. and China remain in focus.
Nikkei futures in Chicago were at 22,325, while futures in Osaka were at 22,330. The Nikkei 225 last closed on Friday at 22,307.06.
SPI futures in Australia were at 6,108 compared to the last close of the ASX 200 at 6,143.8.
Wall Street ended the trading week in negative territory on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite slid by 0.3 percent to close at 7,902.54, declining for the fourth straight day and posting its worst start to September since 2008. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent to close at 2,871.68. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 79.33 points to 25,916.54.
The moves stateside came after U.
