JSE set for sharp declines on Monday as trade tensions bite
Asian markets plunged on Monday, continuing a sell-off sparked last week when US President Donald Trump all but dashed hopes for a resolution to the trade war with China
05 August 2019 - 07:52
The JSE could start the new week in the red, with Naspers’s main investment sliding amid protests in Hong Kong and BHP Group falling sharply in Australia as markets fret about US-China trade tensions.
Asian markets were sharply lower on Monday, continuing a sell-off sparked late last week when US President Donald Trump all but dashed hopes for a resolution to the trade war with China...
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