Asia stocks dented by trade war, Brexit showdown paralyses pound

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Global stocks drop, hurt by US-China trade frictions, while the British pound falls to its lowest since January 2017 amid political uncertainty over Brexit

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of screens showing South Korea's benchmark stock index and the Korean won/USD exchange rate in a trading room at the KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on March 25, 2019.

Although US President Donald Trump has said both sides would still meet for talks later this month, tensions show little sign of abating. "No one really thinks Washington and Beijing will solve the issues. But as long as the US economy keeps going, stock prices will have limited downside," he said.US manufacturing survey by the Institute for Supply Management due at 1400 GMT Tuesday is a major focus for investors.

Prime Minister Johnson implicitly warned lawmakers on Monday that he would seek an election on October 14 if they tied his hands on Brexit, ruling out ever countenancing a further delay to Britain's departure from the European Union. Uncertainties over Brexit have already hit the UK economy, with a survey by the IHS Markit/CIPS showing British manufacturing contracted last month at the fastest rate in seven years.

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