Asian Shares Retreat On Poor Japan Trade Data, China Jitters

BEIJING (AP) — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the economy as growth slows following a sales tax hike. Adding to regional jitters, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution overnight to support human rights in Hong Kong after months of increasingly violent protests. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index declined 0.8% to 23,116.51 after customs data showed the country’s exports falling 9.2% in October from a year earlier, with sharp declines in shipments to China, South Korea and the U.S. The tariff war between China and the U.S.

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