Most Asian Markets Rise As Investors Weigh China-US Trade Row
Umer Jamshaid Published November 19, 2018 | 10:51 AM
Hong Kong, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Nov, 2018 ) :Asian markets mostly rose Monday but investors were keeping a close eye on the China-US trade row after Donald Trump's optimistic comments on a possible deal were offset by a war of words between his vice president and Xi Jinping.
The mood across the region was a little calmer at the start of the week, providing some much-needed support after the volatility of seven days ago, with oil stabilising and the Federal Reserve tempering fears about its plans for interest rate hikes.
US markets provided a positive lead after Trump said Friday that Beijing had made overtures toward resolving their trade war, meaning he might hold off imposing another round of tariffs.
The president's comments followed an indication from one of his top economics advisers that talks were under way ahead of a planned meeting at the G20 in Argentina at the end of this month.
However, hopes for an early agreement were jolted by a spat at the weekend APEC meeting between Mike Pence and Xi over China's economic and regional ambitions, with the US vice president mocking Beijing's "constricting belt" and a "one-way road" initiative.
Xi defended his scheme and hit out at Trump's "America First" protectionist agenda, saying it was a "short-sighted approach" that was "doomed to failure".
The stark differences between the two sides meant the APEC gathering ended without a final communique for the first time in its history.
Still, investors in Asia were in a buying mood Monday as they picked up bargains.
In early trade Hong Kong was up 0.5 percent and Shanghai added 0.4 percent whileTokyo ended the morning 0.4 percent higher.
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