1 threat to financial markets currently as global investors are becoming jittery on the uncertainty,” said Nigel Green, the founder of the investment group deVere Group. “This is a worrying and serious situation and investors must be vigilant,” he added. The concern is that the fallout could create a major shock for markets, even as worries about geopolitics and global trade have eased. Money poured into safe-haven assets like gold and pushed up the value of the United States dollar. Chinese tourists traveling to Japan accounted for 30 percent of all tourists in 2019, he said at a news conference.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2020 08:04 UTC