Emerging-markets stocks fall on US-China trade tensions
The rand slipped 0.2% ahead of the Reserve Bank’s rate decision
17 July 2019 - 12:28
Bengaluru — Emerging-market shares fell on Wednesday as worries over the US-China trade conflict resurfaced. Currencies in the developing world mostly weakened as the dollar gained.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US had a long way to go to conclude a trade deal with China and could impose tariffs on another $325bn worth of Chinese goods if it thought they were necessary...
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