Global shares languish at one-month low after US manufacturing surprise
US manufacturing survey hits decade low as Hong Kong stocks slide 0.8%, in line with regional shares
02 October 2019 - 08:35
Tokyo — Global shares fell to one-month lows on Wednesday after US manufacturing activity tumbled to more than a decade low, sparking worries that the fallout from the US-China trade war is spreading to the US economy.
A slowdown in US economic growth would remove one of the few remaining bright spots in the global economy and come just as Europe is seen as close to falling into recession...
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