Asian stock market losses mount amid fears over trade, oil and rates - business live
(The Guardian Business News)

It´s a very jittery start to the week amid the Khashoggi standoff, US-China trade tensions and concern about US borrowing costs. Follow all the action live o Saudi stocks tumble on fallout from Khashoggi disappearance o UK: forecasts say economy could see worst year since crash o Theresa May vulnerable as Brexit talks on knife-edge 5.30am BST Talking of China, it´s worth revisiting comments by the country´s central bank governor at the close of the IMF meeting in Bali on Sunday.Yi Gang said China still had plenty of room for adjustment in interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) in the face of any negative impact from trade tensions with the United States. 5.06am BST Chris Weston of Pepperstone in Melbourne has weighed with some commentary, saying things could quite ugly on stock markets if data out of China - inflation, GDP and retail sales - disappoints later in the week.After last week´s volatility shock to markets, we start the week on a negative tone, with broad weakenss through Asia and the ASX 200 falling out of bed. The weekend news flow has centred on a lack of progress in the Brexit negotiations, a deterioration in Saudi/US relations, which have resulted in a 1.1% rally in crude, and the loss of majority for the CSU party in the German regional elections. Continue reading...