Early trading in Tokyo saw the Nikkei 225<\/strong> plunge 7.35%<\/strong>, adding to a 2.75%<\/strong> loss from Friday. The market circuit breaker\u2014an emergency mechanism to prevent a complete collapse in trading\u2014halted Topix index futures trading after it saw steep declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In South Korea, the Kospi dropped 4.8%<\/strong>, while China\u2019s CSI300<\/strong> fell 4.5%<\/strong>, and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng<\/strong> was down a sharp 8%<\/strong>, showing a broad Asia-wide selloff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Automated safety switches known as circuit breakers trigger during extreme volatility\u2014usually when a market index falls or rises beyond a certain percentage threshold.. Japan Exchange Group (JPX), which manages major exchanges like the Tokyo Stock Exchange<\/strong>, uses these to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The panic was fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement<\/strong> last week, sparking fears of a global trade war. On Friday alone, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2,231 points<\/strong>, marking back-to-back 1,500+ point losses for the first time ever<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Financial analyst and CNBC host Jim Cramer<\/strong> compared the current volatility to the infamous 1987 Black Monday<\/strong>, when the Dow crashed 22.6% in a single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf President Trump doesn\u2019t change course, we could see a replay of 1987,\u201d said Cramer. \u201cWe\u2019ll know by Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Markets across Asia are reacting to global economic fears and aggressive trade moves from the U.S. With circuit breakers being triggered in Japan and massive selloffs across regional markets, all eyes are on April 7 as a possible flashpoint for financial instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Global Markets in Turmoil Amid Fears of \u2018Black Monday\u2019 on April 7 Tokyo, April 7 \u2013 A steep selloff triggered the circuit breaker mechanism on Monday morning, prompting officials to suspend Japanese stock futures trading as market panic spreads globally. The suspension came shortly after U.S. Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures fell by 4% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
Tokyo, April 7<\/strong> \u2013 A steep selloff triggered the circuit breaker mechanism on Monday morning, prompting officials to suspend Japanese stock futures trading as market panic spreads globally. The suspension came shortly after U.S. Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures fell by 4% each, igniting fears of a potential \u201cBlack Monday\u201d repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat Happened in Japan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n Global Trigger: Trump\u2019s Tariff Shock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Black Monday Fears?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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