It’s rare to see Wall Street’s fear gauge end as high as it did on Friday, signaling “a crisis that demands an immediate policy response,” according to DataTrek Research. The gauge was climbing even higher Monday morning.

Wall Street's most watched gauge of investor anxiety jumped to a new eight-month high on Monday as U.S. stocks extended their selloff from last week on worries over the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

The Vix, popularly known as Wall Street’s “fear gauge”, topped 60 on Monday morning, its highest reading since last August.

By The Associated Press Asian markets plunged on Monday following last week’s two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and President Donald Trump said he won’t back down on the sweeping new

Asian markets plunged on Monday following last week’s two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and President Donald Trump said he won’t back down on the sweeping new tariffs he announced on April 2 that have roiled global trade.

Wall Street stock futures opened sharply lower on Sunday suggesting a rough start to the trading week as investors worried that a global trade war could push the U.S. economy into a recession after President Donald Trump's announcement last week of sweeping tariffs against U.