Asian stocks have traded lower while US Treasury yields declined after ratings agency Fitch unexpectedly downgraded the United States’ top-tier sovereign credit rating. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares fell 0.5 per cent on Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei slid by 1.2 per cent, while Australian shares edged down 0.5 per cent. China’s mainland benchmark and Hong […]

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