weigh down

Gauges of manufacturing and services activity will be the main focus in China, as observers look for signs of strength in an economy weighed down by tariffs and weak consumption.

He’s the kind of guy weighed down by an internal inertia, asleep while standing up, stuck in a rut.

—Asian shares closed mostly lower, with Japan’s Nikkei weighed down by tourism-related stocks after China issued an advisory to its citizens about traveling to Japan, citing security concerns.

Asian currencies were mixed against the dollar in early trade, but may be weighed down by risk-off sentiment spurred by Wall Street’s losses overnight.

China’s economic growth momentum slowed in October, weighed down by a high base from the previous year when Beijing rolled out stimulus measures to support a cooling economy, according to official data released on Friday.