JSE drops as investors ponder health of global economy
Weak economic data from the US has fuelled expectations that the US Federal Reserve may seek to cut the interest rate further in 2019
02 October 2019 - 12:08
The JSE was lower on Wednesday morning tracking most global markets, as investors ponder the state of the global economy following weak manufacturing data in the US and the eurozone.
The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped to a decade low in September weighing on the country's market. The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to its lowest level in seven years in September...
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