Global stocks slide, safe assets gain on anxiety over trade talks

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Global stocks tumbled and the safe haven yen and Swiss franc gained in early Asian trade on Thursday, on signs Washington and Beijing were still wide apart on trade issues and were making no progress in deputy-level talks. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported the Chinese delegation, headed by Vice Premier Liu He, was planning to leave Washington after just a day of minister-level meetings, instead of as originally planned on Friday. "Barring any surprise today, it looks like their talk is breaking down.

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