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Markets Mixed, With China Dropping, as Trade War Intensifies

September 18, 2018

China’s stock market opened at a four-year low, and its currency slipped after the trade war between the United States and China escalated.

The Chinese market dipped modestly lower on Tuesday after President Trump pledged Monday in Washington to impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods as soon as next week. Still, the drop was enough to take China’s stock market down to its lowest point since 2014.

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