EU hits back at Trump tariffs

The European Union responds to President Trump’s tariffs hitting back with its own set of counter-measures worth €26bn. We are live in Singapore at CNBC’s inaugural Converge Live conference where billionaire investor Ray Dalio tells us the tariffs will cause confrontations between nations. Also at Converge Live, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says the importance and impact of President Xi’s recent meeting with tech bosses should not underestimated, as it galvanised the private sector to invest. Ukraine has agreed a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia following talks with Washington in Jeddah, leaving Moscow with ‘the ball in their court’.