Asian markets rise ahead of US-China trade talks
Progress in trade talks and stimulus from the European Central Bank helps counter worries about a global slowdown
13 September 2019 - 08:36
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as hints of progress in US-China trade talks and aggressive stimulus from the European Central Bank helped counter worries about a global economic slowdown.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ticked up 0.3% though mainland China and South Korea were closed for public holidays. Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.0% to four-month highs...
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