Asian shares slip as investors brace for further uncertainty over tariffs, await US jobs report

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark down more than $2 after a sell-off on Wall Street. U.S. futures were higher and oil prices were little changed. Bitcoin was trading near $88,000, according to CoinDesk, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a government reserve of bitcoin, a key marker in the cryptocurrency’s journey towards possible mainstream acceptance. China reported lower than expected exports and imports for January-February, with exports growing just 2.3% and imports sinking 8.4%, the government reported. China's trade data for the first two months of the year...