Tokyo — Asian shares dipped on Friday but were on track for weekly gains while the dollar was poised for a losing week, with investors disappointed that president-elect Donald Trump failed to elaborate on stimulus plans at a news conference two days ago. Investors largely shrugged off trade data from China. December exports fell by a more than expected 6.1% from a year earlier, while imports beat forecasts slightly, government data released on Friday showed. As the world’s largest trading nation, China could come under pressure from protectionist measures this year if Trump follows through on his campaign pledges to brand it a currency manipulator and impose heavy tariffs on the country’s imports. China was the biggest loser in the anti-globalisation trend, customs spokesman Huang Songping told reporters on Friday, and Trump’s policies could limit the country’s export growth. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2%, after rising to its highest levels...
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