Arabic inventory indicators withdraw a slower pace than their global peers, amid America's commercial threats

The indicators of the Arab financial markets recorded different declines during contemporary session, calculated in a response to the recent commercial escalation by the United States, led by US President Donald Trump, while the frequency of decline looked less severe compared to the wide losses that hit world markets. In the Egyptian Stock Exchange, which is the last market for the region, the “EGX30” index fell by 1.12% amid trading, and in the wave markets, the Saudi -“Tassi” index has reduced part of its morning losses, and tries to approach the level of 12 thousand points, in a time when the Dubai Financial Market will record a drop of 1.7% recorded the losses between the wave markets during the early hours of trade. World markets are vibrating … and the fear of protectionism in global markets was the losses more wider, as new commercial tensions have urged investors to get rid of risky assets and tendency to safe havens. The shares fell from Sydney to Seoul, and the Japanese index fell to the lowest levels in about eight months. The yields of the US Treasury bonds also dropped to their lowest levels in more than five months to ten years, while Gold recorded its highest price ever, and the Japanese yen rose with the support of safety demand. The shares of large businesses based on international trade, such as “Apple” and “Toyota Motor”, have decreased due to rising concerns about the impact of US protectionist policy on supply and global growth. Trump fees … and a sudden escalation Trump has announced the setting of a minimum of 10% of customs duties on all countries exported to the United States, with additional fees between 30% and 41% on six main countries, including China, Japan and European countries, raising markets over the future of the global trading system. The worst reaction in the Arab regional markets is attributed to the fact that most fees imposed within the minimum, in addition to the limited exposure of the region’s economies to international supply chains compared to the Asian and European markets.