Stocks tumble as bond markets sound US recession warning

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Risk assets fell out of favour on growing fears about a US recession, sending global yields plunging.

A man walks in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange rate displayed in a window in Tokyo.

Japan's Nikkei tumbled 3.2 percent to the lowest in two weeks, South Korea's Kospi index declined 1.6 percent while Australian shares faltered 1.3 percent.On Friday, all three major US stock indexes clocked their biggest one-day percentage losses since January 3. The Dow slid 1.8 percent, the S&P 500 was off 1.9 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 2.5 percent.

Historically, an inverted yield curve -- where long-term rates fall below short-term -- has signalled an upcoming recession.

 

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