Asian shares get a lift after Donald Trump hints at a trade deal
Optimism over trade pushes concerns about US political risks into the background
26 September 2019 - 08:08
Tokyo — Asian stocks rose on Thursday as hopes the US and China may soon end their year-long trade war boosted demand for riskier assets while worries about a US presidential impeachment bid ebbed.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.13%. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.40%. Chinese blue-chip shares advanced 0.2%...
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