Yen, Asian bonds and gold rise as trade war prompts 'flight to quality'

Tariff uncertainty leads to 'deterioration in risk appetite,' says State Street

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Following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff reveal last week, as well as China's retaliatory measures, the prices of low-risk assets have climbed. (Source photos by Reuters and Akira Kodaka)

JADA NAGUMO, LISA KIM and SAYAN CHAKRABORTY

TOKYO/BENGALURU -- The intensifying global trade war is pushing investors to seek out traditional safe-haven assets, including gold and high-quality sovereign bonds, as rising uncertainty over the economic impact of U.S. tariffs induces a risk asset sell-off.

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