Asia stocks slide, US dollar climbs as Fed taper and Covid-19 fears combine


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August 19, 2021 1:12 PM HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Asian stocks slumped to their lowest levels this year and the US dollar hit 10-month highs on Thursday (Aug 19) as a double-whammy of worries about global growth and an end to US central bank support drove nervous investors toward safety. Read the rest of the article here.