Asian stocks retreat, bitcoin soars to record on Trump euphoria

Asian stocks eased while the dollar held at four-month highs on Tuesday, though all the excitement was centred on bitcoin as it soared to a record peak underpinned by investor bets on assets that are likely to benefit from Donald Trump's election win. Investors anticipate Trump's second four-year term in office will bring equities-boosting tax cuts and looser regulations, lifting the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, bitcoin, to an all-time high of $89,637. But the threat of possible tariffs from the new White House administration has put the euro under pressure, with the single currency touching near seven-month lows of $1.0687 overnight.