Stocks stable after tariff-fuelled selloff but uncertainty boosts gold

Japanese bond yields also settled back following Tuesday's surge on the back of a pledge by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to cut taxes. The US president injected a fresh dose of volatility into markets Saturday after threatening to hit several European countries -- including France, Germany, Britain and Denmark -- with up to 25 percent tariffs over their opposition to his takeover of Greenland. The move has sparked a warning of retaliation, with French President Emmanuel Macron raising the possibility of deploying an unused...