Archive for  September 2019
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China stocks clawed back from earlier losses to close higher on Tuesday, helped by gains in tech firms as Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency in the sector amid a protracted trade war with the United States.
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US stocks fell on Tuesday as data showed factory activity shrank for the first time since 2016 in August, renewing fears that a drawn-out trade war between the United States and China could tip the
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Indian shares plunged 2% on Tuesday in a broad-based selloff, as investors fretted over data that showed the economy grew at its weakest pace in over six years. The broader NSE index ended down 2.04%
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as the trade spat between the United States and China escalated further, with Malaysia and the Philippines shedding over 1% each. The world's two largest economies
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Japanese shares eked out gains on Tuesday as a weaker yen propped up exporting firms, although negative factors including the US-China trade war and Brexit concerns curbed market sentiment. The Nikkei share average ended the
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European shares retreated from a 1-month high on Tuesday as weak US factory data added to worries about global growth, while uncertainty over Britain's chaotic exit from the European Union knocked the FTSE 100 lower
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Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday as a deepening political crisis threatens to plunge the city into economic recession, while festering Sino-US trade tensions continue to curb risk appetite. But the decline was limited amid
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Australia's benchmark index ended slightly lower on Tuesday, as persistent worries over US-China trade frictions curbed investor risk appetite. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.1% lower at 6,573.4, after falling 0.4% on Monday. The United
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London-listed stocks most exposed to the British economy fell as investors worried the country was heading for a chaotic no-deal exit from the European Union or an early national election, while global growth concerns also
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South Africa's economy grew 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 after a sharp slump in the first put it at risk of recession, official figures showed Tuesday. Africa's second biggest economy bounced back
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