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Asian stocks boosted Sino-FS tensions to hold gains back

SINGAPORE / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday in relief that another round of Sino-American sparring did not appear to have exaggerated trade, while hopes for US stimulus boosted oil and commodity qualities. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus …

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Singapore publishes second GDP 2020, economic data

A woman runs past a closed off Merlion Park on June 12, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images Singapore’s economy shrank by 42.9% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter – sending the Southeast Asian country into a technical recession, the Ministry of Trade …

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Asian equities calm as Sino-American tensions warm

SYDNEY / HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks held tight on Monday as concerns about rising tensions between the United States and China rose on sentiment, though signs of a recovery in industrial activity in the world’s second largest economy limited losses. PHILO PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a face mask …

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Asian equities calm as Sino-American tensions warm

SYDNEY / HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks held tight on Monday as concerns about rising tensions between the United States and China rose on sentiment, though signs of a recovery in industrial activity in the world’s second largest economy limited losses. PHILO PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a face mask …

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