European equities slip as trader fret about China
Stocks fall amid concern about a Chinese economic slowdown and as the trade war outweighs strong US jobs data
09 December 2019 - 12:02
London — European stocks fell on Monday as worry about a Chinese economic slowdown and the US-China trade war outweighed Friday’s strong US jobs data, in a quiet start to trading before several big events later in the week.
The US Federal Reserve meets on Wednesday and new European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde holds her first policy meeting on Thursday, which will also see a parliamentary election in Britain, with the results due on Friday...
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