(Updates prices throughout with U.S. markets close, adds oil and gold settlement) * Trump plans tariffs on autos, pharma, chips * Benchmark S&P 500 notches record closing high * European shares log biggest drop this year * Gold hits all-time high * Crude prices settles near one-week high By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) -...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  The People's Bank of China's interest rate decision tops a busy Asia-Pacific economic event calendar on Thursday, with many stock markets around the world at new peaks or hugging recent highs as investors try to make sense of the blitz of headlines surrounding global trade tensions. A trade war...

Feb 20 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The People's Bank of China's interest rate decision tops a busy Asia-Pacific economic event calendar on Thursday, with many stock markets around the world at new peaks or hugging recent highs as investors try to make sense of the blitz of headlines surrounding global trade tensions. A...

* Toronto Stock Exchange closes down 23 points or 0.09% * Market fell almost a percentage point in early trade * Energy stocks up 0.87%, mining stocks gain up 0.1% * Barrick Gold ( GOLD ) shares up 2.5% after Mali government deal (New throughout) By Promit Mukherjee and Pranav Kashyap Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed...