Asian stocks stumble on Chinese data
Investors are risk averse as China data misses expectations and fears of US fiscal stimulus delay
14 August 2020 - 07:50
Tokyo/Boston — Asian shares fell on Friday after lacklustre Chinese economic data and worries about a delay in US fiscal stimulus discouraged some investors from taking on risk.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.24%, though shares in Japan rose 0.07%...
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