By Rae Wee

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia shares got off to a shaky start on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a fresh round of punishing tariffs and as traders pared bets of sharp U.S. rate cuts following stronger-than-expected economic data.

Trump on Thursday announced that the U.S. would impose 100% duties on imported branded drugs, 25% tariffs on heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets.

He also said he would start charging a 50% tariff on bathroom vanities and a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture next week, with all the new duties to take effect from October 1.

Japan’s Topix pharmaceutical index slid 1.4% in the wake of the news, while shares of Australian biotech firm CSL tumbled more than 3%.

The Nikkei fell 0.5%, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pac

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