U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Sunday evening a𓃲s the Trump administration showed no signs of backing off from a wide-ranging plan to impose tariffs.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were recently down 2.2%, pointing to a decline of more than 800 points at Monday's open, while futures linked to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 2.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Dow futures had been down more than 1,600 points at one point Sunday evening,

The major indexes are coming off their worst week since the early days of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, after 澳洲幸运5官方开奖🅘结果体彩网:stocks plunged on Thursday and Friday following President Trump's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:announcement of sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading pa꧋rtners. The benchmark S&P 500 declined 10.5% over the last two days of the week, while the Dow shed ꦐnearly 4,000 points.

White House officials provided no indication over the weekend that the president would consider scaling back on the tariffs. The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:so-called reciprocal tariffs th🌳at Trump announced on Wednesday— which include new levies of 20% on imports from the European Union, 26% on Ja✱panese imports, and 34% on imports from China—are due to take effect on Wednesday.

The Trump administration, which has also indicated more sector-specific tariffs are coming, says the measures are needed to restore competitive balance and bring manufacturing and jobs back to the U.S. However, the speed and depth of the policies announced in recent weeks—and the prospect that countries will retaliate, as 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:China did on Friday—have 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:heightened concerns among economists and investors that the economy c🗹ould slide💧 into a recession.

Speaking Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the tariffs announced last week were higher than expected and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:raise the risks both of inflation rising and economic growth slowing. Powell said the Fed is awaiting greater clarity on the impact of Trump's policies before considering adjustments to 🍎interest rates.

Asian stocks also tumbled to kick off their week amid fears of the consequences of a trade war, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 9%, while Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 6% and South Korea's Kospi index and Australia's S&P ASX 200 each fell more than 4%.

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Crude oil prices also retreated amid the growing concerns about slowing global demand. West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, fell 2.6% to $60.40 per barrel, after falling as low as $59.38, their lowest level since last April.

UPDATE: This article has been updated with the latest information on U.S. stock futures, as well as early trading activity in Asian markets.