Dow Jones and Russell 2000 futures slide and dollar slumps after new Trump tariff threat

  • US stock futures were pointing lower as the dollar slumped to a three-year low, gold inched back towards record highs and Treasury bills attracted demand to send yields lower.   Wall Street equity futures were lower across the major indexes, led by a 1% fall for the Russell 2000, more focused on domestic small caps, while Dow Jones futures slid 0.7% and the broader S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 both dropped 0.6% ahead of the opening bell.