HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian equities were mixed Thursday following the previous day’s rout as concerns about contagion from emerging markets fray investor nerves, while sentiment is also being dampened by the possibility of further US tariffs on China. And while EM currencies, which have taken a battering in recent weeks, enjoyed a much-needed breather, there are warnings of further pain to come in foreign exchanges. Worries that financial crises in Argentina, South Africa […]
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China hits back after US tariffs
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into sorghum imports from the United States, spurring worries of a brewing tit-for-tat trade war between the world’s top two economies. The commerce ministry announced the self-initiated probe on Sunday, just weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration slapped its latest batch of tariffs on Chinese goods. The ministry did not immediately announce any new tariffs on the grain, though, and the results of the dumping […]





