Asian shares slip as attention turns to US Fed decision
Worry about a delay in a first-stage trade deal counters the expectation of a US rate cut, sending equities lower
30 October 2019 - 07:38
Tokyo — Asian share markets slipped on Wednesday, as the prospect of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve was countered by worry that a China-US first-stage trade deal could be delayed.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.33% from Tuesday’s three-month high while Japan’s Nikkei lost 0.35% after hitting a one-year high the previous day...
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