World stocks slide as US-China deal seen as not likely in 2019
European stocks were in the red on trade-deal worries as US stock futures fell 0.1%, with Asian shares also down
21 November 2019 - 15:29
London — Stocks slid further on Thursday as the stand-off between the world’s two largest economies expanded beyond trade, reducing the odds of a phase-one deal in 2019 and forcing investors to shed risky assets.
Investors had widely hoped for a US-China trade deal by mid-November but the absence of one, and Washington’s bill to support protesters in Hong Kong, has brought progress grinding to a halt...
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