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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Major stock indexes and the dollar eased on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed his latest trade threats, recommending 50% tariffs on European Union imports from June 1 and considering a 25% tariff on any Apple iPhones made outside the U.S.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 2.86 points, or 0.33%, to 868.15.

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 256.02 points, or 0.61%, to 41,603.07, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 39.19 points, or 0.67%, to 5,802.82 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 188.53 points, or 1.00%, to 18,737.21.

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LONDON - European shares closed sharply lower on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up threats of tariffs on the European Union and smartphone giant Apple, reigniting fears of a damaging global trade war.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 0.9% lower, and marked a weekly decline, its first in six. The index logged its biggest one-day fall since April 9.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday, supported by falling U.S. Treasury yields and a weaker yen, but still lost ground for the week.

The gauge .N225 closed up 0.5%, trimming its five-day slide to 1.6%, the first weekly decline in more than a month.

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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong stocks closed roughly flat on Friday, logging a sixth straight weekly gain, underpinned by renewed listing momentum and signs of easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions. China stocks fell on the day.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 ended 0.8% lower, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC lost 0.9%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended slightly higher on Friday, as gains in financials were capped by losses in miners, with investors cautious amid domestic growth concerns and global uncertainty.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed higher by 0.2% at 8,360.9 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares closed little changed on Friday and ended the week in the red, as the U.S. tax-cut bill sparked concerns over global market volatility.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 lost 1.58 points, or 0.06%, to end at 2,592.09.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar dropped across the board on Friday, as investors dumped the currency after U.S. President Donald Trump once again ratcheted up his trade war, recommending that the European Union be hit with 50% tariffs beginning June 1.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, fell 0.8% to 99.09, hitting a three-week trough.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan inched higher against the dollar and looked set for the fifth straight weekly gain on Friday, thanks largely to a weakening greenback in overseas markets on investor concerns over U.S. fiscal challenges.

As of 0356 GMT, the onshore yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.06% higher at 7.2015 per dollar.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars gained on Friday as an overnight bounce in the U.S. currency faded, but they still face some heavy resistance levels that have kept them mostly range-bound

The Aussie AUD=D3 rose 0.4% to $0.6437, recouping all its overnight losses.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.

The won was quoted at 1,375.6 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.52% higher than Thursday's close at 1,382.7.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday after President Donald Trump said he may enact tariffs on smartphone giant Apple AAPL.O and imports from the entire European Union, raising concerns about slowing economic growth.

The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 3.6 basis points to 4.517%.

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LONDON - Euro area government bond yields fell sharply and traders boosted bets on European Central Bank rate cuts on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was recommending a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on June 1.

U.S. Treasury yields were trading lower on Friday – with the 10-year US10YT=RR down 3 bps at 4.52%.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bonds recovered slightly on Friday, after a volatile week that saw fiscal and inflation concerns drive super-long yields to record highs.

The benchmark 10-year yield JP10YTN=JBTC fell 1.5 basis point to 1.545%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices rose more than 2% on Friday and logged their best week in six, as investors sought the safe-haven asset amid renewed tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and a weaker dollar.

Spot gold XAU= gained 2.1% to $3,362.70 an ounce by 1356 ET (1756 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures prices dipped on Friday and posted weekly losses on persistent property weakness in China as well as slowing demand for the steelmaking ingredient.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 1.24% lower to 718 yuan ($99.73) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - U.S. copper prices rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and worries about problems at a big mine in Congo.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.AU)$ gained 1.2% to $9,617 a metric ton by 1630 GMT, its strongest since May 14.

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OIL - Oil prices gained on Friday as U.S. buyers covered positions ahead of the three-day Memorial Day weekend amid worries over the latest round of nuclear talks between American and Iranian negotiators.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $64.78 a barrel, up 34 cents, or 0.54%.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday, and logged a weekly gain, though expectations of higher output capped their gains.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 7 ringgit, or 0.18%, to 3,827 ringgit ($905.16) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures ended the week in the green on Friday on worsening weather in top producer Thailand, though gains were capped by the upcoming harvesting season and softer oil prices.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for October delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: fell 1.9 yen, or 0.59%, to close at 320 yen ($2.23) per kg.

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