(Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press)BANGKOK — World shares were subdued on Thursday as investors weighed potentially good news on Brexit and trade talks with German economists’ warning of trouble ahead for manufacturing. The FTSE 100 in Britain slid 0.4% to 7,388 and the CAC 40 in France fell 0.2% to 5,460. Because a no-deal Brexit is widely considered the worst option for trade and business, that would ease some concerns in markets. The talks followed meetings last week in Beijing, where Larry Kudlow, a top White House economic adviser, said “good headway” was made. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.1% to 21,724.95 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.2% to 29,936.32.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 05:24 UTC