The China stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, sliding almost 40 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just shy of the 2,930-point plateau although it may find traction on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky as investors try to balance upbeat economic data against its consequences for interest rates. The European markets were down on Friday and the U.S. bourses were slightly higher and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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September 11, 2026 16:26 ET Consumer prices data was the main news on the economic front in the U.S. this week. In Europe, the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank was the focus along with the revised second quarter economic growth data for the euro area. In Asia, the monthly foreign trade data from China drew attention.