Asian Stock Market: Trades lower, investors worry about US rate hike, China’s economic woes

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Asian stock markets trade lower on Friday. A stronger-than-expected US unemployment claims on Thursday indicated a robust labor market, which triggere

d some follow-through selling on Wall Street. Investors are concerned about the odds of another interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve and China’s economic woes.

Evergrande, China’s second-largest real estate company filed for bankruptcy in a US court under Chapter 15 on Thursday. This report fuels the fear of a potential Chinese property catastrophe. Earlier this week, the Chinese House Price Index for July decreased to -0.1% from 0% prior. Furthermore, Fitch Ratings might reconsider China's A+ sovereign credit rating in the face of intensifying economic headwinds. for July YoY came in at 3.3% against the market expectation of 2.5%.

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