Asian shares slid to their lowest levels since late 2011 on Monday (January 18) after weak U.S. economic data and massive falls in oil prices stoked further worries about a global economic downturn. Oil prices fell as much as four percent on Monday, with international benchmark Brent futures falling below $28 per barrel, touching their lowest level since 2003. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.0 percent in early trade, extending its […]
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Asia stocks wary as China concerns remain
Asian stocks held near four-year lows and crude oil prices approached a 20 percent drop in less than two weeks as investors worried over the extent of China’s economic slowdown and its impact on emerging markets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged 0.4 percent higher but still stood near a four-year low touched on Monday, and was still down more than 8 percent since the start of 2016. It fell 12 percent […]





