Japan's Aso says risks tilted to downside but encouraged by U.S.-China talks

Reuters

Published Oct 18, 2019 02:34PM ET

Japan's Aso says risks tilted to downside but encouraged by U.S.-China talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that risks for the global economy were tilted to the downside, particularly from further escalation of trade and geopolitical tensions, but added that he was encouraged by recent U.S.-China trade talks.

Aso, speaking at the final news conference of Japan's G20 chairmanship, said that U.S. and Chinese officials were "now talking to each other in a normal way" and that trade tensions between the two did not appear to be worsening.