Asia shares tumble as Hong Kong unrest, Argentine peso crash unnerve investors

Tokyo — Asian shares slumped on Tuesday as fears about a drawn out Sino-U.S. trade war, protests in Hong Kong and a crash in Argentina’s peso currency drove investors to safe harbours like bonds, gold, and the Japanese yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan skidded 1%. Chinese stocks fell 0.8%, while Hong […] More »