Asian Stocks Mixed as Traders Shrug at U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal

A woman walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Stocks struggled in Asia on Thursday as investors gave a lukewarm reception to the U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, while the dollar eased ahead of key U.S. jobs data that could impact Federal Reserve interest rates plans.

Attention was also on Washington as Republicans struggled to push Donald Trump’s tax-slashing budget bill through the House of Representatives amid warnings it will inflate an already ballooning national debt.

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