Tokyo — Asian stocks skidded to a one-month low on Thursday after the US opened a new front in its trade dispute with Europe by imposing tariffs, adding to already-growing market fears about global growth.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.78%. Japan’s Nikkei stock index fell 2.20%, on course for its biggest daily decline in six months. Australian shares slumped 2.13% to a five-week low...
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