Asian shares slip amid persistent trade tension
Global markets remain under strain as the US-China trade war escalates further
03 September 2019 - 08:44
Tokyo — Global stocks faced headwinds on Tuesday, stymied by US-China trade frictions while the British pound flirted with two-and-a-half-year lows as Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated he could call an election to block MPs’ efforts to avert a no-deal Brexit.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.3% while Japan’s Nikkei rose by 0.1%...
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