Equity-index futures fell and the dollar dipped after President Trump said his administration may start sending out letters imposing unilateral tariffs on trading partners as early as Friday. Ahead of his July 9 deadline for trade negotiations,

Most Asian equity markets struggled on Friday and European stocks looked set to open weaker, despite record highs for Wall Street overnight, as U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for trade deals loomed next week.

Economists continue to expect the Federal Reserve would not start cutting rates again until September or even later.

The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies, including the yen, euro and Swiss franc on Thursday, after data showing the U.S. economy created more jobs than expected, signalling that the Federal Reserve might take longer to cut interest rates.

Stock markets and the dollar largely steadied Thursday before key US jobs data and as investors kept a close eye on President Donald Trump's bid to push through a tax-cutting