Global markets continue to fall amid fears of trade war

Uncertainty over US tariff threats and China’s response to them have driven markets down before the weekend.

Global markets have fallen sharply as a trade dispute intensifies between China and the United States.

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose another $100bn worth of tariffs on Chinese imports.

But Beijing says it will counterattack with reciprocal strength.

Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York, US.