Asia stocks trade lower as U.S.-China tensions remain; Japan's economy shrinks in second quarter

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Mon, 17 Aug 2020 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 27,931.02 34.30 +0.12%  S&P 500 3,372.85 0.58 -0.02%  NASDAQ 11,019.30 23.20 -0.21%  HSI 25,183.01 0.00 0.00%  STI 2,581.32 14.65 -0.56%  ASX 200 6,126.20 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:23 AM +08. Top News Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:10 AM +08 Asia stocks trade lower as U.S.-China tensions remain; Japan's economy shrinks in second quarter Japan's economy shrank 27.8% on an annualized basis in April-June, according to government data released Monday. That was the sharpest contraction on record, according to Reuters. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:37 AM +08 Stock futures rise as S&P 500 tries to build on last week's gains and reach all-time high U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday night after Wall Street logged in its third consecutive weekly gain, but fell short of breaking the all-time high set on Feb. 19. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 05:48 AM +08 Virus relief delay puts Crossmark's Victoria Fernandez on alert, warns it could a spark painful economic setback Crossmark Global Investments' Victoria Fernandez is concerned Washington's stalemate over a second stimulus will disrupt the economic and market recovery's progress. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 03:17 AM +08 President Trump's younger brother, Robert, has died "It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight," President Donald Trump said Saturday night. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:52 PM +08 He was stuck in unemployment 'limbo' for four months. Then came $23,000 in benefits States have struggled to pay unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic and a record surge in the volume of applications. This man waited more than four months. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 09:45 David Dollar Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution U.S.-China trade 10:15 Richard Murray Managing Director/CEO, JB Hi-Fi Earnings and Covid-19 resurgence 10:30 Steve McCann Managing Director/CEO, Lendlease Lendlease earnings 11:00 Manpreet Gill Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Private Bank Asia markets 11:30 Charles Edel Senior Fellow & Visiting Scholar, United States Studies Centre DNC preview 11:45 Marnie Baker Managing Director/CEO, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Bendigo & Adelaide Bank earnings 12:30 Ker Gibbs President, AmCham Shanghai U.S.-China trade . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us