Asia Stocks Set for Worst Day of Year as FX Meets Trade
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Bruised by the Federal Reserve and beaten by President Donald Trump’s comments on trade, Asian stocks lost over $700 billion in market value last week. It didn’t get any better Monday.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slumped as much as 2.2%, set for the worst slump this year as trade tensions escalated and the yuan hit a record low.