Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - DW - 20190805:13:09:00
Donald trump and the us china trade war to turn asia's benchmark stock indices into a picture of misery wherever investors in asia looked there was bad news. hong kong's hang seng index closed nearly 3 percent lower a 7 month trough in tokyo the nikkei $2.00 to $5.00 ended 1.7 percent lower on the mainland's big board the shanghai composite closed down 1.25 percent the chinese yuan currency unexpectedly broke through the closely watched 7 per dollar mark for the 1st time since the global financial crisis this was a major psychological blow as it's a level some market players have regarded as m...