Asian shares weaken as investors await Fed’s rate move
US and Chinese trade negotiators also meet in Shanghai this week for their first talks since a G20 truce in June, but expectations for a breakthrough are low
29 July 2019 - 07:40
Sydney — Asian shares drifted lower on Monday as markets anxiously counted down to a likely cut in US interest rates this week with much riding on whether the Federal Reserve signals that yet more are in the pipeline.
US and Chinese trade negotiators also meet in Shanghai this week for their first in-person talks since a G20 truce in June, but expectations are low for a breakthrough...
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