A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift

It’s Switch 2 Day! The much-anticipated sequel to Nintendo’s immensely successful portable gaming unit goes on sale around the world on Thursday. But don’t bother trying to find one: They’re all sold out.

The Switch 2 is manufactured mostly in China and sold out of Japan, so it’s anybody’s guess when there will be more of them available and what they’ll cost, given all the uncertainty over tariffs and supply chains.

A United States deadline for “best offers” on trade came and went on Wednesday without any trade announcements, and President Donald Trump continued to stir up controversy on the global stage with a proclamation banning nationals of 12 countries from the U.S.

But the trade talks go on, with Japan sendin

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