Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Friday as investors keep tabs on countries' tariff talks with the White House, while Donald Trump's remarks that he was reluctant to hike levies on Beijing even more provided a little support.
Governments around the world are lining up to visit the US president's team as they look to pare back eye-watering levies imposed by the United States for what he calls years of being "ripped off" and as he looks to reshore manufacturing.
