HONG KONG (AFP):- Asian markets struggled and the dollar extended losses Friday (July 31) on data showing the US economy suffered its worst quarter on record, while a tweet from Donald Trump suggesting delaying November's elections also jolted investors.
The figures from Washington added to fears about the long-running economic impact of Covid-19 and overshadowed a better-than-forecast read on Chinese factory activity that suggested the country is slowly emerging from the pandemic crisis.
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