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International Business Times
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Asian Stocks Mixed As Traders Shrug At US-Vietnam Trade Deal

Traders in Hanoi were left unimpressed with the US-Vietnam deal, with the stock market falling in early business (Credit: AFP)

Stocks struggled in Asia on Thursday as investors gave a lukewarm reception to the US-Vietnam trade deal, while the dollar eased ahead of key US 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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