Asian markets falter on rising US-China tension
Asian stocks on course to end the week lower as US President Donald Trump blames China for the coronavirus outbreak
15 May 2020 - 07:20
Tokyo — Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating US-China relations undercut optimism over the reopening of major economies.
Worries about confrontations between the two largest economies in the world eclipsed Chinese economic data, which showed its economy is gradually recovering from the shock of the coronavirus outbreak...
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