Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 20, 2022
Equities tumbled Thursday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street, while the dollar jumped further as surging inflation, interest rate hikes and recession fears returned to the fore.
Traders in Europe were keeping tabs on Westminster a day after Prime Minister Liz Truss's government was plunged into a fresh crisis and facing collapse following the resignation of home secretary Suella Braverman.