World stocks edge down on poor Chinese and German data
The Chinese economic slowdown continued in October and Germany only narrowly missed moving into a recession in the third quarter
14 November 2019 - 12:15
London — World stocks nudged down on Thursday as Chinese economic data slowed in October, and Germany only narrowly avoided a recession in the third quarter, adding to worries about the global growth fallout from the US-China trade war.
MSCI’S all-country world index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, was down 0.14% after start of trading in Europe. European shares fell after data showed the German economy grew just 0.1% in the third quarter, avoiding edging into a mild contraction thanks to consumer spending, but remaining weak, nevertheless...
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