Stocks slide as US government shutdown looms, Trump targets Europe

LONDON/SYDNEY, Dec 20 - Global stocks slid on Friday ahead of a possible U.S. government shutdown, while European shares came under fire after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs if consumers in the region did not increase their purchases of U.S. oil and gas.

Trump, who assumes the U.S. presidency in January, has issued stark warnings to his country's major trading partners to address their trade surpluses with the United States or be subject to hefty duties on their imports. "I wouldn't be going on holiday leaving any big open bets on right now - there's definitely a propensity for some pretty wild swings in markets."

Trump's proposed policies of tariffs, tax cuts and big spending are part of the reason the Fed has turned cautious about policy easing next year. Markets now see fewer than two rate cuts next year. Wrapping an eventful year of rate decisions, central banks in Britain, Japan, Norway and Australia held firm, and Switzerland and Canada made cuts of 50 basis points at their last meetings of the year. Sweden's Riksbank reduced its policy rate by 25 bps, as did the European Central Bank last week.

Data on Friday showed Japan's core inflation accelerated in November, but swaps continued to lean towards a pause from the BOJ in January, which is 56% priced in.

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