Asian markets tumble again as virus, stimulus, election fan fears

Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 24, 2020

Asian markets tumbled Thursday following another sharp sell-off on Wall Street as investors were bombarded by a perfect storm of problems including rising virus infections, new lockdowns, a slowing economic recovery, stalled US stimulus talks and election uncertainty. Months of mind-boggling gains in global equities have come to a juddering halt this month, and expectations are fading that a