AdvertisementAdvertisementBusinessPeople walk through the Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jul 28, 2025 in New York City. (File photo: Getty Images via AFP/Spencer Platt)01 Aug 2025 10:57PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST LONDON: Stock markets slid Friday (Aug 1) after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners and weak US jobs data fuelled the fall.Wall Street's Dow Jones index dropped more than 1.2 per cent as trading got underway in New York, while Paris and Frankfurt tumbled more than two per cent. The dollar gave up earlier gains against key currencies.With hours to go before Trump's Aug 1 deadline for governments to make toll-averting deals, the president unveiled a list of sweeping levies.Hours later, the US Labor Department said the US economy added just 73,000 jobs in July while revising lower the figures for May and June."The US payrolls data has eclipsed news about the latest tariff rates applied to the world's economies by Donald Trump, and is now dominating markets," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB trading group.Earlier, she noted, tariffs were "the main theme sucking risk sentiment from financial markets".Governments around the world have been scrambling to cut deals with the White House since Trump unveiled his bombshell "Liberation Day" tariffs on Apr 2.He has delayed implementation of the tariffs several times - the latest move pushing them back by a week to Aug 7.Hours before trade deal deadline, Trump orders new tariffs for dozens of economiesUS job growth slows sharply in July; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%SWITZERLAND, CANADA TARIFF HITSome trading partners have reached deals with the United States - including Britain, the European Union, Japan and South Korea.China remains in talks with Washington to extend a fragile truce in place since May.For those in the crosshairs of the latest outburst, tariff rates range from 10 per cent to 41 per cent.Trump unveiled new levies Thursday on about 70 economies - including a blistering 35 per cent rate on Canada - as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy.The Swiss government on Friday said it would negotiate with the United States to try to avoid the 39 per cent tariff that could hit key industries.Shares in European pharmaceutical firms meanwhile slumped following the president's threat to punish them if they did not lower prices for medicines in the United States.Tariffs uncertainty overshadowed earnings from major tech titans this week that saw Apple on Thursday post double-digit quarterly revenue growth that beat expectations.Amazon said quarterly profits jumped 35 per cent as key major investments in AI technology paid off, though its outlook for the next three months disappointed.Google, Microsoft and Meta have also posted bumper results in recent days.Source: AFP/grNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST