Asian shares inch higher as focus turns to US nonfarm payrolls
Weak US data has deepened investor fears that the China-US trade war is starting to hurt growth in the world’s biggest economy
04 October 2019 - 08:53
Tokyo — Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, thanks to gains on Wall Street, but the mood was cautious before an important US jobs report that could help determine whether the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates further.
Investors have been caught out by a set of weak US data this week, including surveys on services and manufacturing sectors, deepening the fear that the China-US trade war is starting to hurt growth in the world’s biggest economy...
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