Singapore/New York — Asia’s stock markets slipped, bonds rose and the US dollar was firm on Thursday as surging US coronavirus cases, global trade tensions and an IMF downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7%, Tokyo’s Nikkei slumped 1.4% and Australia’s ASX 200 tumbled 1.8%. US stock futures also declined 0.7% following on from an overnight slide on Wall Street...
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