Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares fall across Asia and bitcoin hits a seven-month low
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Global markets are racking up their fourth day of losses in a row, as concerns over technology valuations are worrying investors.
Asia-Pacific stocks have dipped to a one-month low today, amid signs that the enthusiasm that has driven stocks higher in recent months is fading, with shares, risky currencies and crypto assets all sliding
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan has lost 1.8%, slipping to its lowest level since mid-October. South Korea’s KOSPI has lost 3.5%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is down 1.9%.
