A sharp drop in Brazilian stocks and its currency stoked a decline in emerging-market assets Thursday, as concerns over trade tensions and a rising dollar reverberated around the world. Brazil’s Bovespa index fell 3% to its lowest level of the year and the dollar rose 1.4% against the Brazilian real to 3.9076, its highest value since early 2016. A host of other emerging markets, including South Africa, Mexico and Russia also notched big drops in their stocks or currencies.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 07, 2018 22:40 UTC