Asian markets mixed on China data, dovish Fed comments


HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets were mixed on Thursday (July 15) after China released a raft of key data indicating solid but slowing growth while the Federal Reserve chief said the US central bank would maintain its stimulus until the recovery was well under way.

China's growth slowed to 7.9 per cent in the second quarter, down from 18.3 per cent in the previous three months when the economy roared back to life after last year's pandemic-enforced shutdown.

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