Losses were seen again for both Hong Kong and mainland-listed stocks on Friday — a day after they clawed back some gains following a dive early this week.
The Southeast Asian country has struggled to tame a surge in Covid-19 cases despite implementing multiple rounds of restrictions and a state of emergency.
Before talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman even ended, China said the relationship "is now in a stalemate and faces serious difficulties."
With crypto tokens, wash sale rules don't apply, meaning that you can sell your bitcoin and buy it right back, whereas with a stock, you would have to wait 30 days.
Singapore retailers have seen sales plunge between 30% to 70% since the start of Covid-19, says the executive director of the Singapore Retailers Association.
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